One day a barkentine with red sails appeared in the bay, and a red-headed 
man with a red beard came to shore. Like the other visitors, he moved in with 
the Queen and lived with her for a time. Unlike the others, he was curious 
about the Dark Castle and would ride up to its gates every day or two, rattle 
the door handles, and walk all around it, staring at its high walls and 
towers.