Strangers in a Strange Land

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 18722

Fred and Astra had their backs to the horsemen, and the noise of the horses' hooves was deadened by the sand. Thus they were taken completely by surprise when they suddenly found themselves surrounded by ten armed men. Not that it would have made much difference, for they could not have outrun the horses in any case.

"Good afternoon, gentlemen," Astra said. "What can we do for you?"

"Are you not aware that this is a private beach, belonging to Governor Gilder?" asked one of the men. He wore the grandest uniform of the ten, so Fred and Astra assumed that he must be their leader.

"I'm sorry. We did not know that," Fred replied. "In that case we'll leave at once."

"Not so fast. Your accent is unfamiliar, as is the woman's, though it seems to differ from yours. You are not Hespaniards, I think. Do you have permission to enter our country? Tell me your names and where you are from."

Relations between Hespan and Allaria were very frosty, and with Aqualaria they were not much better. Thus both Fred and Astra hesitated for a moment, pondering what to reply.

  1. Astra decided to tell the truth - more or less - and hopefully impress the man with their importance. "I am Princess Astra of Aqualaria and this man is a mighty dragonslayer from Allaria," she said.
  2. Fred replied: "I am from Gelda and my companion is from Califie." Those two countries were, as far as he knew, on good terms with Hespan.
  3. Astra answered: "He is from Nom Malbra and I am from Caibu, where the accents are different than in Hespan proper."

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