Fred is Nervous

Fred reminded himself that, beautiful though she might be, this was a dangerous woman. After all she was proposing to kill her ex-boyfriend for having run off with someone else. So he forced his gaze upwards and said: "No, I suppose not. Sorry, Princess. But I'm confused. If you want Sir Toby to die, why do you care that this Princess Exotica has him trapped in a wicked spell?"

"Because if anyone's going to mistreat him, it should be me. I wouldn't want him dying before I could get to him. Surely that's only reasonable?"

Fred nodded vigorously. It wouldn't do to let on that he thought she was a nut, and a dangerous one at that. He regretted now having let her have his sword. "Of course," he said. "So now we're out of the dragon's caves, where do we find Sir Toby and this Princess Exotica?"

1. "In my own homeland of Aqualaria. You see, Exotica's my sister." [Bearing in mind that in this thread Fred has clearly never heard of Exotica.]
2. "Far away in Hespan. We have a long journey ahead of us."
3. "Well, that's the weak point in my plan. I don't have the faintest idea where to find them."

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