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So he took horse and spear and pricked till he met the dragon, and the dragon came out against him breathing bitter smoke. And to him Alderic shouted, "Hath foul dragon ever slain true knight?" SO HE TOOK HORSE AND SPEAR AND PRICKED TILL HE MET THE DRAGON AND THE DRAGON CAME OUT AGAINST HIM BREATHING BITTER SMOKE AND TO HIM ALDRIC SHOUTED HATH FOUL DRAGON EVER SLAIN TRUE KNIGHT
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? 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. Now Alderic determined to go up against him. HE 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 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 NOW ALDRIC DETERMINED TO GO UP AGAINST HIM
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