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Sir* Arel of Keltema has heard there is a dragon nearby who has recently captured a maiden passing fair. Arel enjoys both maidens passing fair and the rescue thereof; thus, his course of action is obvious. He goes to rescue her! His trusty steed carries him swiftly to the dragon's mountain lair. His trusty cat sits in his lap while they travel. It's a good arrangement all around.
Once the lair is reached, Ari stands proudly and shouts traditional challenges. "Foul beast! I hear tell you have kidnapped a fair maiden! Release her or suffer my wrath!"
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bitterchill
bitterchill
"I don't think I was likely to confuse the two. They don't sound very similar."
abeance
"They're right next to each other and used to be the same kingdom," explains Jann.
bitterchill
"Ah. I'm sure it would've been very embarrassing to go to one expecting the other, then. Thank you for the tip. Are the two on good terms?"
abeance
"Yeah. The duke of one's dating the prince of the other, and with any luck they can go back to being one kingdom soon."
bitterchill
"Everything you touch turns adorable! I don't believe this!"
Leo meows and mimes a hairball. "Shut up, Leo."
Leo meows and mimes a hairball. "Shut up, Leo."
bitterchill
Ari returns to work on his braided bunny! Leo exits Jann's lap to nap on Ari's head.
abeance
That is fine with Jann.
The princess comes home. She does this in advance of her dragon.
"Uh, hi," she says.
"Hi!" says Jann. "Is your dragon expected soon?"
"Xorech'll be back any minute. Uh, look, this is probably very awkward, but even if one... or both?... of you defeat Xorech, I have a girlfriend back home, so..."
"Ah," says Jann. "Ah well."
"I mean I really want to go back to her so if it wouldn't be too much trouble for one or both of you to defeat Xorech anyway I would really appreciate it."
Jann looks at Arel. "I mean, I will still fight your dragon for you, but he was first in line."
The princess comes home. She does this in advance of her dragon.
"Uh, hi," she says.
"Hi!" says Jann. "Is your dragon expected soon?"
"Xorech'll be back any minute. Uh, look, this is probably very awkward, but even if one... or both?... of you defeat Xorech, I have a girlfriend back home, so..."
"Ah," says Jann. "Ah well."
"I mean I really want to go back to her so if it wouldn't be too much trouble for one or both of you to defeat Xorech anyway I would really appreciate it."
Jann looks at Arel. "I mean, I will still fight your dragon for you, but he was first in line."
bitterchill
"Oh, I'll do it. How much defeating is called for? I'd hate to vanquish him excessively if he's only doing it for form's sake."
abeance
"He doesn't like my cooking, he'll probably call it your fight if you stub his claw," says the princess. "Don't overdo it, or he'll step up his game on principle."
"I'll just go back down that way a bit in case it goes pear-shaped, shall I?" says Jann, and he heads down the path away from the cave entrance.
"I'll just go back down that way a bit in case it goes pear-shaped, shall I?" says Jann, and he heads down the path away from the cave entrance.
bitterchill
"Dragons these days are never properly attached to their maidens. Very disappointing for someone who wants a good fight."
"Well, if you feel like provoking him I can hardly stop you," says the princess.
The princess shrugs and goes inside to wait.
The dragon is along presently.
"Are you a knight?" he asks. "You smell only mostly like a knight. If you're here for my princess you should be warned that she has a girlfriend."
The dragon is along presently.
"Are you a knight?" he asks. "You smell only mostly like a knight. If you're here for my princess you should be warned that she has a girlfriend."
bitterchill
"I am, in fact, mostly a knight! I'm here to rescue your princess so that she can be returned to said girlfriend. And defeat you in the process."
"Yes, yes, very well," says Xorech, and he attacks.
bitterchill
Ari dodges his first attack, to all appearances by sheer luck, and spins into an enormously powerful kick to the dragon's side. He almost presses the attack, but then remembers that he's not supposed to be fighting, and hops back into a resting stance.
"Ow!" objects Xorech, and he swipes a claw at Ari, disgruntled.
bitterchill
Ari jumps out of the way, and the claw finds itself trapped in the suddenly liquid stone of the cave, which is suddenly not liquid again! (Dwarf magic, Ari loves dwarf magic.) He takes the opportunity to snap a kick down on the dragon's arm while it's not available to savage him.
"That is cheating," says Xorech, and he mutters a dragon spell to free his claw. (Meanwhile, his tail is free to swat his assailant.)
bitterchill
Ack!
"Hey, I said I'm only mostly a knight! The rest is various magic." He demonstratively pulls a long warhammer out of his sleeve and uses it to bash Xorech in the side. (Close to the spot where he kicked, but not close enough for Arel's liking. He needs to get some more practice in on his larger target strategy.)
"Hey, I said I'm only mostly a knight! The rest is various magic." He demonstratively pulls a long warhammer out of his sleeve and uses it to bash Xorech in the side. (Close to the spot where he kicked, but not close enough for Arel's liking. He needs to get some more practice in on his larger target strategy.)
The dragon gets his claw out of the rock. "Cheating!" he snarls, and then there is fire.