The King's speech, part 2393

Lady Roanna could easily recall the whole scene as if it took place yesterday. It started out with Lord Fred accepting the quest only to meet his impending doom, no matter what path he took. And the spirit of Lord Fred had summoned His Majesty, the King asking him to hand the quest to someone else. And the King suggested Sir Joshua, the computer geek. And Sir Joshua eventually met his demise and the ghost of Sir Joshua asked the King to suggest a new person. This time the King suggests Lady Roanna and her three great cats.

The King stood before the people and spoke:

"And so we send our most heroic warrier, Lady Roanna to take Lord Fred's and Sir Josh's place and vanquish the most terrible dragon of the Southern Caves. For years the dragon has tormented our people. Burned our fields, taken our children, and been an all around mean dragon.

"Lady Roanna, take this map. Use it to locate the entrance to the dragon's lair at the Southern Caves. May God be with you on your quest. And may God have mercy on Lord Fred's and Sir Josh's souls."

Lady Roanna wasn't happy that the map only leads to the cave. The map didn't suggest which cave to enter. And Roanna feels rather sorry for her friend, Sir Josh.

Evandar, one of her three cats looks at her clearly indicating that Roanna can't sit here forever deciding what to do. Which entrance will it be?

"That's odd." says Sir Josh. "I haven't died yet."

1. Lord Fred and Sir Josh decides to continue reading the scroll describing Roanna's Quest.
2. Sir Josh decides to shred the scroll.

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