Accepting the proposal

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 88363

Fred sighed. "Very well." And, extending his moneybags, said, "Here you go."

The wizard waved his hand, and the bags were gone.

"Where did they go?"

"Someplace safe. Now, here's what you're gonna do: You're gonna take your sword and strike it swiftly against the chains."

"I already tried that! I want my money back!"

"Let me finish! I will imbibe your sword with powerful magic. If the chains really are cursed, they will turn to dust. If not, well it will be as if you had stricken them with a regular sword. Now hand me your sword."

Fred unsheathed his sword and looked at it uneasily. "This sword has been in my family for years. I'd hate to curse it just to save one maiden."

"I'm not going to curse it, you foolish mortal! Don't you know the difference between an imbibement and a curse?"

"Uh..."

"Just bring it here!" Not waiting for Fred to react, the wizard clicked his fingers. The sword floated out of Fred's hand and towards the wizard's. The wizard mumbled something along the lines of "bumzil bidilly doo," and the sword glowed red hot. When it had cooled back down, the wizard floated it back to Fred.

"Grab it," the wizard commanded.

Fred took the sword, but felt an electrifying force going up his arm and to his head. It only lasted a second. When it was through, he breathed heavily and asked the wizard, "What the heck did you just do to me?"

"Magic doesn't happen on its own, you know. You need to invoke it. I've simply altered your brain so that when you go to strike these chains, you'll invoke the magic correclty."

"Altered my brain?"

"Puny mortal, don't you understand how important that is? The magic must be activated!"

"What did you alter?"

"Apart from the obvious, if you don't find the maiden you'll forget she even exists."

"What?"

"However, if you do, you'll be able to free her easily."

Fred looked quizically at his sword. Then he put it away, and turned around.

"Hey! You're not even going to say 'thank you'?"

From outside the door, Fred called back, "It is not chivalrous to thank somone after they've addled your brains!"

  1. Fred finds the maiden and glorifuly cuts her bonds
  2. Fred finds her, but there is a problem when he cuts her bonds
  3. As the wizard implied, they get lost in the cave and forget about the maiden
  4. Velus refuses to go until the wizard turns him back into a human

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