King's Quest 5: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder — In the intro, the player sees a panorama of the royal castle of Daventry on a sunny day. Suddenly, a mysterious figure in a cloak with a staff appears, the castle is engulfed in a magical whirlpool and disappears. The only member of the royal family who escaped kidnapping was King Graham himself, who was walking around the castle at that time. Returning from a walk, Graham discovers the disappearance of the castle and meets a talking owl named Cedric.