Serf Red

Frederika is confused. Fred had been a Lord for seven years when he became her, so either this fellow is seriously out of the social circuit, or things are not as they seem. Which is about on par for this place, wherever it is.

"Why would you want to kill a man you only know the name of?" she inquires boldly. It occurs to her that since Lord Fred does not exist any more per se she can easily claim to have killed him already. Easy money, or rather easy reward.

Willard snarls. "Of course I know more about him! Just not anything that would help you locate or identify him. If you have to know - and it appears you make it your business to do - he is one of the legendary Seven Serfs who stand between this world and Utter Chaos (hallowed be its Name). My predecessors already killed Serf Orange, Serf Yellow and Serf Green. I myself have dealt with Serf Blue and Serf Indigo, and Serf Violet is currently rotting in my dungeon. Which leaves only Sir Fred."

Well, so much for the easy reward. "You mean Serf Red?"

Willard scowls. "Are you making fun of my accent?"

"Yes."

"Well, just so we know where we're standing. But no, that idiot went and got himself knighted, and the King granted him a Name Change as well. Couldn't go around calling him Sir Serf now, could he? People would think he was stuttering. So that's all I got, he doesn't even dress in red any more."

"He used to dress in red?"

Willard sighs. "Hello? He was the Red Serf, you expect him to dress in pink?"

"No, surely that wold make him - "

"There is no need to get into that!"

"I agree. What did he get knighted for anyway?"

1. For standing between this world and Utter Chaos (hallowed be its Name). Incidentally, the knighthood gave him enough power to do so alone, so basically we're back to square one.
2. For slaying the dragon Minestus.
3. For travelling back in time and seducing himself as a woman. And this guy is on the side of Order?
4. I guess the King just wanted someone to talk to.
5. For defeating the evil nurse who stole the prince's nose.
6. For not letting anyone step on a church in his town.
7. For doing Something Else.

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