Jester Tester
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 113836
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Lilith blinked. She was... absolutely not equipped to hold such a title, but it was better than anything she had been afraid of. "First off," said the king, "just to be sure. Hop on one leg." She did. She was already tired of this particular command. "Now sing." Notes began flowing out of her mouth. Gemma had a decently pretty singing voice. "What else?" the king mused. "Something harder. Something that will prove that she must obey." The queen also thought for a moment, and snapped her fingers. "Bring out Mendrick." Shortly thereafter the court mage had been summoned. He was a relatively young one, with smooth skin and a short brown beard. "Mendrick," said the queen, whose name Lilith realized she still did not know, "please conjure a pit of something deadly." Mendrick looked warily at his queen, but dutifully waved his hands. A wide hole appeared in the floor before Lilith's feet, and from it issued a chorus of hissing. Terror gripped her heart. "Jump in," said the queen. Lilith automatically stepped to the edge. Sure enough, ten feet down, there were so many snakes of all kinds that the floor was not visible. She knew from memory that at least some of the types she could see had deadly venom. She stepped forward, and screamed on the way down. She didn't know what happened, but she ended up landing hard on the floor of the throne room. She lay still, shaking violently, as the king said, sounding very pleased, "Excellent! Thank you, Mendrick. Gemma,
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