Sunday, December 19, 2010

The lord of the castle and his wife

When I knocked on the door of the castle a man came to the door. I was greeted by the lord of the castle and his lady. The lord of the castle promised to provide me with a guide to the Green Chapel. Before going to bed for the night the lord of the castle and I agreed to exchange whatever we had to each other for the next three days. The first two days I kept my promise with the lord of the castle, but I refused to give him the magic green girdle the lady of the castle gave me for protection. On the final night that I stayed in the castle, the lady of the castle came in and tried to give me a ring to seduce me. I did my best to politely refuse her gift without offending her. If I would have given in to her, I would violated the chivalric code and her marriage with the lord of the castle. The day of the beheading game came and my guide tried to persuade me not to go, but I thought it would be dishonorable not to fulfill my end of the bargain. So I told him I was ready to accept my fate no matter what the outcome was.

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