The Agony of Defeat

"Who put you up to this?

"Fred, I'm very..."

"Who put you up to this?"

Irena seemed consumed by fear. "Fred, look out! There's a berserker trench elf behind you!"

"That old trick won't work on me. Now tell me who put you up to this?"

For a moment, Irena was completely silent. Then she sheepishly said, "Sir Adrian of Tetrilonia."

Fred was consumed by anger. Tetrilonia was in a state of cold war with Allaria, and would go to any lengths to make the people of Allaria seem foolish. Sir Adrian was the cleverest and cruellest of all the Tetrilonian knights. If he succeeded in killing a monster that the bravest knights of Allaria could not, Allaria would seem impotent and lose a lot of international support. And Fred would be disgraced forever.

1. Fred decides to head for the Dragon's caves in hopes that he can kill it before Sir Adrian does.
2. Fred decides that he has too much time and cannot kill the Dragon, but the best revenge is to invade Tetrilonia and kill one of its own legendary monsters.
3. Fred realizes that there is, in fact, a berserker trench elf standing behind him. Oops.

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