Simon the Painter
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 86456
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On being introduced to the painter, Fred tried to push to the back of his
mind the worry that the trails that had had to be cut to move the
catapults might give the game away to the dragon. When he flew in intent
on recapturing the princess, how obvious would they be from the air?
The painter was easily the shortest and frailest of the men who had been clearing the trail, and Fred thought that it had been good of him to volunteer to help with such an arduous task. "Fred, let me introduce Simon, the court painter from Aqualaria," Thomas said. "Simon, this is Lord Fred of Allaria, who came to the caves with the intention of slaying the dragon." "Welcome, Lord Fred," Simon replied. "A noble ambition, which perhaps between us we can fulfil." "Thank you for your welcome. I sincerely hope that we can kill the beast. I saw your painting of the princess. It was very impressive. I would imagine that having to paint it must have been rather embarrassing, though." "I did find it rather awkward. I had painted naked women before, and I had painted royalty before, but of course never the two together. But it helped that the princess did not seem embarrassed by it, and she soon managed to put me at my ease. Would you like to meet her?" "I had intended that Fred should not meet her until the day after tomorrow, when she, Fred and I would discuss our tactics," Thomas said. He added:
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