The Heir of Zámek Vranov

The Great Winter Solstice Snowfall of that year entered Bohemian lore as the "Night of the White Falcon." For twenty-four hours, a gentle, windless arctic front had drifted down from the Krkonoše mountains, blanketing the sheer granite ramparts and limestone gorges of Zámek Vranov in two feet of pure, silent, powdery snow. The world outside was a masterpiece of crystal-clear stillness, the pine boughs bowing gracefully beneath their snowy burdens…