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Sir* Arel of Keltema has heard there is a dragon nearby who has recently captured a maiden passing fair. Arel enjoys both maidens passing fair and the rescue thereof; thus, his course of action is obvious. He goes to rescue her! His trusty steed carries him swiftly to the dragon's mountain lair. His trusty cat sits in his lap while they travel. It's a good arrangement all around.
Once the lair is reached, Ari stands proudly and shouts traditional challenges. "Foul beast! I hear tell you have kidnapped a fair maiden! Release her or suffer my wrath!"
*sort of
bitterchill
abeance
Another knight* pokes his head out the entrance to the cave. "Dragon's not home," he says. "Neither's the princess. I think she's gone to visit the neighbors or something, I'm waiting. Did you want this one particularly? I don't mind letting you go first when they're back."
*actually
*actually
bitterchill
Oh. "Well, I'm not attached, but I'm told she's passing fair etcetera. It'd be very nice of you."
abeance
"Yeah, sure. I was just passing through anyway and didn't want her to languish."
bitterchill
"Aw. You're nice! What's your name? I'm Arel, you can call me Ar if you like."
abeance
"Yep. School, sword on the shoulders, the whole deal. Are you not? This may present a problem if you're not a knight or a prince and you rescue a princess and then have to hash something out with her parents."
bitterchill
"Well, I'm not officially a knight, but it doesn't seem to make much difference to the dragons, they all think I am. And parents don't necessarily have to get involved, it's just a little bit of rescuing etcetera. Or just rescuing, if she'd rather."
bitterchill
"So, what makes you willing to give up your shot at a maiden passing fair etcetera? Do you already have someone back home, maiden or otherwise?"
abeance
"Not right now, but I usually don't have too much trouble even sans heroic rescues. Actually, the only person I've ever rescued was my cousin. My male cousin who was taken by a very nearsighted dragon."
bitterchill
"That's amazing. Personally I like rescuing because it lets me be heroic and woo ladies at the same time. Though really, it'd be nice if there were more nearsighted dragons around. I'd love to rescue a prince some time for variety's sake."
abeance
"My cousin's attached to a duke, and I don't know of anybody else with his nearsighted carrying-off problem, but best of luck."
bitterchill
"Ah well. I'll have to make do with non-rescue wooing. You wouldn't happen to be woo-receptive, would you?"
abeance
"It seems like that would be slightly awkward what with us waiting for a dragon and a princess," Jann points out.
bitterchill
"I just like to check, is all. And in case the princess is non-receptive, it'd be nice to have someone around to aim at. And you're nice, and very pretty, and I don't know that I've ever been with a knight."
abeance
"If you just have a checklist with an empty box next to 'knight' in your back pocket I can point you to one of my friends who's generally keener on boys than I am, but, eh, if we both strike out with the princess you could talk me into killing some time."
bitterchill
"Well, I wouldn't object to a referral, but you're nice and you're here and you seem to have just issued me a challenge. Unless you haven't."
abeance
"It's not a challenge, really. I lean very much to girls. When there are no girls to be had I get less picky, that's all. You're very cute but do not appear to be a girl."
bitterchill
"Ah. Well, we'll see about this princess. And I may take that referral. Have I mentioned you're very nice?"
bitterchill
"You're delightful."
Ari enters the cave and sits and removes his trusty cat from where he has been lurking in his shirt. The cat meows sarcastically. "No. Oh- Jann, this is Leo." Leo meows, again sarcastically. "No, Leo."
Ari enters the cave and sits and removes his trusty cat from where he has been lurking in his shirt. The cat meows sarcastically. "No. Oh- Jann, this is Leo." Leo meows, again sarcastically. "No, Leo."
bitterchill
Ari makes a vague hand gesture. "Ish. Enough for catspeak and some other little stuff."
Leo meows. "He says hello." Leo meows again. "No."
Leo meows. "He says hello." Leo meows again. "No."