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This was his plan: there was a dragon he knew of who if peasants' prayers are heeded deserved to die, not alone because of the number of maidens he cruelly slew, but because he was bad for the crops; he ravaged the very land and was the bane of a dukedom. THIS WAS HIS PLAN THERE WAS A DRAGON HE KNEW OF WHO IF PEASANT'S PRAYERS ARE HEEDED DESERVED TO DIE NOT ALONE BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF MAIDENS HE CRUELLY SLEW BUT BECAUSE HE WAS BAD FOR THE CROPS HE RAVAGED THE VERY LAND AND WAS THE BANE OF A DUKEDOM
Not in the folly and frivolity of his youth did Alderic come to the tower, but he studied carefully for several years the manner in which burglars met their doom when they went in search of the treasure that he considered his. _In every case they had entered by the door_. He consulted those who gave advice on this quest; he noted every detail and cheerfully paid their fees, and determined to do nothing that they advised, for what were their clients now? No more than examples of the savoury art, and mere half-forgotten memories of a meal; and many, perhaps, no longer even that. These were the requisites for the quest that these men used to advise: a horse, a boat, mail armour, and at least three men-at-arms. Some said, "Blow the horn at the tower door"; others said, "Do not touch it." Alderic thus decided: he would take no horse down to the river's edge, he would not row along it in a boat, and he would go alone and by way of the Forest Unpassable. How pass, you may say, the unpassable? LE BUT THE GIBBLINS FOUND OTHERWISE NOT IN THE FOLLY AND FRIVOLITY OF HIS YOUTH DID ALDRE COME TO THE TOWER BUT HE STUDIED CAREFULLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE MANNER IN WHICH BURGLARS MET THEIR DOOM WHEN THEY WENT IN SEARCH OF THE TREASURE THAT HE CONSIDERED HIS IN EVERY CASE THEY HAD ENTERED BY THE DOOR HE CONSULTED THOSE WHO GAVE ADVICE ON THIS QUEST HE NOTED EVERY DETAIL AND CHEERFULLY PAID THEIR FEES AND DETERMINED TO DO NOTHING THAT THEY ADVISED FOR WHAT WERE THEIR CLIENTS NOW NO MORE THAN EXAMPLES OF THE SAVOURY ART AND MERE HALF FORGOTTEN MEMORIES OF A MEAL AND MANY PERHAPS NO LONGER EVEN THAT THESE WERE THE REQUISITES FOR THE QUEST THAT THESE MEN USED TO ADVISE A HORSE A BOAT MAIL ARMOR AND AT LEAST THREE MEN AT ARMS SOME SAID BLOW THE HORN AT THE TOWER DOOR OTHERS SAID DO NOT TOUCH IT ALDRIC THUS DECIDED HE WOULD TAKE NO HORSE DOWN TO THE RIVER'S EDGE HE WOULD NOT ROW ALONG IT IN A BOAT AND HE WOULD GO ALONE AND BY WAY OF THE FOREST UNPASSABLE HOW PASSED YOU MAY SAY THE UNPASSABLE
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