[0000] With the return of his long-lost son, Alexander, and the rescue of his daughter, Rosella, from the terrible dragon, old King Graham decides it's time to pass on his adventurer's hat to younger blood. [0001] He flings the battered hat toward his children while his wife, Queen Valanice, proudly looks on. [0002] The hat arches through the air. [0003] Suddenly...! [0004] King Graham experiences a terrible squeezing pain in his chest. [0005] "Help me," he rasps. [0006] The adventurer's hat lies, unclaimed, upon the floor...forgotten. [0007] King Graham lies weakly in bed, Father Death hovering near. [0008] Grief suddenly overwhelming her, Rosella runs from the room.