his strength to enable Rupert to obtain the Rainbow Sword which banishes the darkness from them and heals their wounds. The group are able to make it back to Forest Castle only to find that the Darkwood is spreading and the castle guard has been vastly depleted in defending the outlying towns and villages from the encroaching Darkwood. Rupert is sent back out with a company of guards to travel through the Darkwood again in search of the High Warlock. Characters Prince Rupert Prince Rupert is an unwanted second heir to the throne of the Forest Kingdom, behind his elder brother Harold. He was sent to "face a dragon" as a way of averting a possible civil war from having two healthy adult claimants to the throne. Princess Julia Princess Julia is seventh in line to the Hillsdown Duchy. She was sent to the cave of a dragon as a sacrifice after she refused to enter an arranged marriage and attempted to run away. Breeze Breeze is Prince Rupert's Unicorn who over the course of the story becomes a faithful and true companion to Rupert. He goes with him on the dragon quest and faces the demons with him. In the end, he is set free by Rupert but chooses to stay with him of his own free will. Prince Harold The first born son of King John. Prince Harold is considered to be the perfect prince, charming, intelligent, and ruthless when he needs to be. Harold has been groomed from birth to be a king, because of this Harold and his younger brother Rupert have never been close. To the point of open hostilities. King John King of the Forest land, father to princes Harold and Rupert. The High Warlock The High Warlock was and is the most powerful sorcerer in Forest Kingdom history. He was adviser to seven generations of Forest King, but was banished from the kingdom by King John for failing to save Queen Elinor. The High Warlock proceeded to drink himself into oblivion and bury himself in study of magic theory, until Prince Rupert came to the Dark Tower for his aid. The Champion Kings Champion and general of the Forest Kingdom. The Demon Prince The Demon Prince is one of the Transient Beings. Abstract concepts made flesh, thoughts and ideals, dreams and beliefs given form and substance in the world of men. The Demon