“TICKETS! PLEASE!” the
upriver seahorse yelled.
“Well that could get old
fast,” Sir Diego muttered.
Essie could not agree more.
“Very well,” she said, “Let's go downriver.”
“As you wish, madam,” the
seahorse rumbled as they launched from the shore. As they rode the
river, the princess turned to her travelling companion and asked,
“How did you end up in that cage?”
The knight shrugged. “Fairly
standard Evil Wizard tricks. I was going through the castle and
freeing everyone I could find. I came around a corner and ran into
Mularky himself. He raised his wand, I fell asleep and woke up in
that blasted cage. I...” He trailed off, “Look...in the
sky...that is smoke! That is smoke coming from the direction of my
village! Boat, let me out on this bank...let me out now!”
The landed on a clear patch of
shoreline. Sir Diego leapt out and began running towards his
village. Suddenly he was tackled by three men who had been hiding in
the bushes. Bandits!
The princess could not leave her
new friend alone against such odds. She flew out of the boat and
dove into the fray.
“Princess!” the knight
called from under the pile, “Leave me! I can...oof...I can handle
this! Go help my village!” All four men rolled down the bank into
the river.
Help
Sir Diego? Turn to page 19
Fly
to the Village? Turn to page 20
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