But just as all seemed hopeless for poor Amy...Fred came to her rescue
once again! He leapt into the midst of the fracas and with one mighty
slash he cleaved in two the tendrils binding Amy, and she fell to the
ground. The plant hissed and lashed out several more of it’s arms at the
knight. These met a similar fate. Before the plant could recover for
another attack, Fred hoisted Amy onto his shoulders and took off deeper
into the steamy jungle. They finally reached a small clearing, and Fred set her down gently. “Thank you,” was all she managed to get out, still stunned by the encounter. “Only doing my duty,” he grinned. “And besides, you made a good point. Screw this stupid Quest. I mean, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. The king hardly gives me enough time to get my bearings straight, and then he sends in a replacement! No offense, but a half-naked woman without a weapon is hardly the equivalent of me. Did he think I was no better than a common harlot?”“I’m not a harlot!” Amy snapped. “Right, right. But anyway, as I saw you descending into the jungle, I thought to myself, ‘wouldn’t that be fun? A jungle adventure!’ Jungle adventures are fun, Amy! So here we are, in the jungle, adventuring! Does it get any better!?”“Well, actually...” “You’re right! It doesn’t!” He paused before speaking again. “Ah yes, Charles raises a good point. What do you think, Amy?”Amy rolled her eyes. “I can’t hear what Charles said, Fred. He’s your imaginary friend.” “He can be your imaginary friend too, Amy. You just have to give him a chance.”“Fred, listen. I really do owe you a great deal, don’t get me wrong. But I fear Charles and I will never ‘get along’, okay? Secondly, none of this is fun. We’re stranded in a malaria-infested jungle with no maps, no supplies, and nowhere to escape the elements. We’ll probably be dead within a week. If you hadn’t saved me from that freak of nature back there, I’d probably already be a goner.” Fred let out a dissatisfied grunt. “That’s an exceptionally morbid outlook, Amy,” he rebuked her. “I’ve been through worse situations than this, believe me. If I know anything about jungle adventures, and I don’t, before long we’ll find some seemingly friendly natives and they’ll treat us to a feast. Oh sure, the feast will probably be in honor of us being brutally sacrificed to their savage gods, but we’ll just take it as it goes. And as for supplies, speak for yourself, I have enough food rations to last at least a week as well as my handy dandy Acme brand 'quester's kit'. It’s fun, Amy! This is fun! Have I let you down thus far?” “I guess you’ve saved my ass twice now,” she admitted. “And I suppose for the time being I’m still in one piece. But I’m really not dressed right to be gallivanting through the rain forest.”“Nonsense, your attire is perfectly suited for our situation! Follow me, Amy! We’re going to have the adventure of a lifetime! Yay!” And off he marched, hacking his way through the undergrowth. Amy sighed and...
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