A One Man Job? [Alternate Version]

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 29092

Lord Frederigo D'Honaire

Since when have the Southern Caves (of all damnable places) become so popular!? And who are these foreign looking folk who claim to be undertaking the very task mandated to me by the sovereign King of Allaria!? Have any of them ever taken the time to study recent history? Safety in numbers is a false notion when taking on the dreaded Minestus, the very reason it was decided to send in a single warrior to do a job that even 21 warriors couldn't!

Foreign. That word doesn't even begin to properly describe this outlandish throng gathered before me. By the sixth teet of Berlin, an elf is an elf! So what in Rhom's name is a 'fey elf'? Is that what Belboz had called it? Regardless, I thought they had gone the way of the orc in Havnheim - and by that I mean utterly extinct! At least there is an Aqualarian among them, impertinent though she may be. This makes me feel a little easier. Perhaps help has come for the poor, mute and thunderstruck damsel. But don't let your guard down yet, I tell myself. These would-be heroes may mean well but... wait a minute! May mean well!? HA! What am I saying!? Sure, sure, appearances are deceiving. More likely than not they're just a band of smugglers on their way to Malboncton. They are fond of using this very route as their own illegal highway, and are willing to brave it's horrors for some quick gold. Still, I can't help but feel a...connection, to a couple of the elves...and a lovely, warm feeling. It's like I've known them my whole life and we share...er, ahem, but it quickly passes. I think.

And this Jarlath. A purely Allarian name, he out of all of them should know better. Something about him strikes me as...familiar? Chills dance down my spine. His eyes bear an eerie resemblence to my now-dead brother. He drowned when he was only 10, and I have very few memories of him. His name was...Jarlath. Creepy, yes, but it is a popular name in southern Allaria.

"By Qrom," I tell Astra Cistyrgia, "this is Allarian territory. I alone have authority by the most sovereign King Emry to undertake the sacred task of slaying the villainous wyrm within this vile, accursed labyrinth. None of you, even Checkers here...or Astra Transtyrgia, even, have a Right to be here. I was willing to accept a company of three, but there are far too many of you. Leave now in the Name of the King of Allaria. And, Astra Cistyrgia, if you truly believe me unable to fight the Dragon in this state, then I will gladly prove my prowess in battle against you." There. That oughta do it. How dare this strange other Astra question me? Wounded I may be, but I have fought and won battles where my wounds were greater.

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Knight Random (heavily excerpted from Ib's episode 27479--it seemed to fit, and he's done this sort of thing any number of times himself. :)

6/4/2003 1:49:08 PM

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