Fred Has Been Even More Unlucky Than He Thought

"Well, since you turned into a frog when I kissed you, I should have thought that was pretty strong evidence that I was under a curse of some sort, presumably placed on me by the Dragon. After all, the men that I've kissed haven't usually turned into frogs. Well, except for that one boy down in Nom Malbra, of course, but there was a perfectly rational explanation for that."

"I'm sure there was. Um, I was never in the infantry during the War."

"Oh," Astra said. "Well, it was someone who looked very much like you. I'm so sorry that I've turned you into a frog as a result of my mistake."

"It might have been my younger brother Jarlath. He looks a lot like me, they say. He nearly became a mage, you know, but Father forbade it, so he joined the army instead."

"Really. Could you arrange an introduction to him for me?"

"I suppose so. But obviously that will be dependent on my no longer being a frog."

Later that day, the party were granted an audience with the Wizard.

1. He was helpful.
2. He was unhelpful.
3. He tried to be helpful, but...
4. All was going well until Teri whispered rather too loudly: "I don't believe that's a real beard!"

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