The journey to Everlund took days, travelling along the Rauvin River on horseback. The three children would be accompanied by the smooth and well-spoken Captain Darryl, the most trusted of the Lanfar soldiers, and the Maestro. The children found that it an enjoyable trip, spending lots of time questioning the Maestro and Captain Darryl about their exploits. Darryl, it transpired, had been Lady Elise's childhood friend, and had once been the most feared swashbuckler in the Moonshae Isles. That was, of course, before he met Lord Albert. Albert and Darryl had become friends, and when Albert had returned with Elise to Lanfar Castle, Darryl went with them, and joined the castle guard, rapidly rising to the rank of Captain of the Guard.

As interesting as the stories of piracy and plunder that Darryl told, however, they paled in comparison to the Maestro's tales of the original Lord Lanfar. Lanfar had been his first name, and he had grown up a thief on the streets of Calimport. The Maestro didn't know a lot about his former comrade's early years, having only met Lanfar when they were both in their early twenties. By that time Lanfar already had a reputation as a deadly swordsman, as well as a trickster. He and the Maestro had dueled for two days over a dragon's hoard in southern Amn, only stopping to slay the dragon when it returned from a hunting expedition. Eventually Lanfar had prevailed, a fact that filled the children with wonder. It was rare for anyone to defeat the Maestro, even now in his old age.

Lanfar and the Maestro had become fast friends, and spent almost a decade rampaging throughout Faerun, even once fighting off an entire patrol of dark elves when they took a wrong turn in the Underdark. However, when Lanfar met Lord Albert's mother, they decided to settle down, and took one last job. That job had been to liberate Everlund from an orc tribe that terrorized the region. As they rode, the Maestro pointed out key places where battles had taken place, and the spot where Lanfar had fought two hundred orcs to a standstill while Everlund readied its defenses. The Maestro swore that he was not exaggerating the numbers, and his audience, wide-eyed and open-mouthed, believed him. Captain Darryl, who had seen both Lanfar and the Maestro in battle when he was just a child, did not need persuading.

Eventually though, the stories ran dry, and they set up camp on the outskirts of Everlund. They would enter in the morning. These regions were as safe as anywhere now, a legacy of Lanfar, and of the well-armed forces of Castle Lanfar only two days ride away. The guards of Castle Lanfar were always on duty.