The Story of the Painting
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 86181
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"Ah," said the elf. "Quite a story that. Know ye that not all who come here
are knights, neither do they all come for the Dragon. Once the Princess of Aqualaria came here, seeking as so many other before her, to slay the Dragon. But he tricked her, stole all that she had with or on her, and chained her to the wall as the picture shows. When the Princess did not return and no one heard from her, the King sent, of all people, a Master Painter to look for her. Strangely enough this turned out to be just the right choice. When the Painter found her, the Princess told him that the Dragon never comes her but kept an eye on her through a scrying crystal. Being an expert on images, the Painter realized that the crystal only showed a flat still image, indistinguishable from a painting. So he spent two weeks painting a picture on the wall so that the Dragon would not realize the Princess had been rescued." "A likely story!" Fred snorted. "The Dragon did not check on his captive for two whole weeks? They could just have escaped without bothering with the painting!" "Quite the contrary, he checked - as he still does - twice a day. That is what makes the Painter a true Master." Fred blinked at the elf. "You mean he - " "Yes, Sir Knight. He painted the wall behind the Princess before he freed her."
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