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| Calico turned to look at Selene, a slight smile upon his lips " He nodded Both horses were huge Tied to the saddle of my Clydesdale was a pouch that clinked They were truly impressed with the respect she showed the Queen When the innkeeper brought our food he asked for payment "And your realm We had traveled a couple of hours with her not really talking much when we came to a town I'd been pulled into a corridor and as I walked down this corridor of light, I came to a man assaulting a woman The Captain presented an arm, the Queen accepted, and in no real order their party left the cavern to Selene and her summoned warrior The innkeeper set us up at a table and sent a maid to see to our room We walked our horses into town and the Princess led us right up to what was obviously an inn I'd wondered what he meant until I found that she couldn't send me back " He said, thinking about it I owed him one The princess claimed the warhorse without a thought The cantle road halfway up my back and the seat itself was flat I don't know how they designed saddles here and now, but they sucked The innkeeper came bustling up and asked us what we would have "So, Princess It was tied with a calico ribbon so I'm sure the Captain knew who would be on which horse " She said I'd put a stop to that, and then had the first real sword fight of my life Truth to tell I was pretty happy with this turn of events He helped her pack up the things she'd brought into the cave and they headed outside I'd been at an SCA event when this purple light flared up around me I've been doing rapier in SCA tournaments for years, but this had been different and I'd refused to kill The maid looked all of twelve years old "So you escaped from your wicked stepmother, got your entire guard killed and kidnapped me from my world to fight a battle against overwhelming odds, only to imprison me here forever?" "It won't be that bad The princess took the lead and led us in an easterly direction So my job was not only to protect her but to make her a queen fit to rule And there are worse places to live than Dossray I was very happy to see as it my butt was already hurting I tied the baggage onto the Clydesdale and mounted up That was a tall order for the son of a preacher man She needed to learn to recognize the consequences of her actions and what they would mean to not only the people immediately involved but her realm as well -------------------------------------------- As I helped the princess pack her possessions I had a little time to reflect on the day When I was helping the Captain up he'd whispered to me that the princess needed a parent and maybe I could supply that for her She was amazed when she heard the guards whisper to each other One was obviously a trained war horse and black as midnight It didn't look any too happy to see her either When she became Queen, she'd be a terrible one "I had indeed summoned someone to guard me She stiffened, but took his advice and curtsied no writing at all When we are done, can you send me home from anywhere, or will we have to return to this cave?" "Well," She stammered And to guard my realm "Well, princess, you did summon a guardian rather than a warrior, did you not?" She didn't quite follow this, but nodded When we succeed, you'll have your pick of women We secured our mounts to a rail and went in It seemed like a nice little place The Princess hit the roof "I really can't send you back " "I see She was willful and didn't care about anyone besides herself The sign on it had only a happy pink dragon I can do almost anything with a car, but I've only been on a horse four times in my life The princess ordered some meat and asked for the best room in the house As we finally exited the cave we found two horses waiting for us Nobody ever asked a princess to pay for something, ever " She sniffed at him The other, a Clydesdale or whatever they called those here was a gray |
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