The house has become a bit dull and boring and I've got some spare time this morning, so it's time to go medieval on it.
When last we left the kingdom, the brave King Paulie, benevolent ruler of the land, brother of former ruler Cody, student of the great wizard Derrick, and descendant of wolves, had been attempting to test the loyalty of his people by asking them to volunteer as bait to lure out the dragon known as Eviction so they could then throw the evil sorceress Davonne at the dragon for it to consume her.
So fearful were the peasants of the dragon however that none chose to volunteer. Eventually Nicole, handmaiden of the knight Corey, reluctantly agreed to serve as bait. The great King Paulie, frustrated at the lack of trust shown by his peasants then expressed his disgust and said that he would serve as the bait himself to teach the peasants a lesson. The befuddled knight Corey then also volunteered as his handmaiden (in more ways than one) Nicole withdrew her offer.
The jester Paul, wearing the king's robe and acting as king this week then agreed with the plan of King Paulie. The recently abandoned maiden Bridgette, having just lost her beloved Frank to the dragon, would stand alongside King Paulie and the two would attempt to lure the dragon from its lair.
If the king's plan were to work as planned, then in today's POV competition one of King Paulie's loyal followers would win the POV and remove the good king from this situation. The evil sorceress known as Davonne would then be forced to take his place. Then on Thursday the two, Bridgette and Davonne, would lure out the dragon Eviction and the broken-hearted maiden Bridgette would hobble away from the dragon on her bad ankle and knee and the dragon would consume the evil sorceress Davonne, freeing the kingdom from her evil magic.
The fair maiden Natalie, fairest of the women in the land, had a gift bestowed upon her by the Gods. Never again would she want for food or comfort while in the kingdom. This gift from the Gods, while accepted with great gratitude by Natalie, resulted in the rest of the kingdom expressing anger, frustration and jealousy that the Gods would show favoritism to one the other peasants viewed as being so inferior. Even the King Paulie showed some frustration with the situation, but greater problems faced him.
His consort, the maiden Zakiyah, who while fine of appearance and form, lacks in confidence and self respect, turned upon the king just before he needed to be focused on the POV comp. Having spent weeks eagerly seeking King Paulie's comfort and companionship, she was cast aside by the good king after annoying him by saying that professional knights (athletes) were disloyal to their loved ones. King Paulie, who considers himself a former professional knight, though in truth he lacked the aptitude, was appalled by this revelation.
Once before Zakiyah had spouted such heresy and the king had expressed his displeasure, but this repetition of the heresy was too much for the king to endure. He dismissed Zakiyah from his bed and chose to share it with the Jester Paul instead. (One could get the impression the great King Paulie prefers to share his bed with his fellow knights. He so favors them that he even allowed the jester Paul to cut the king's hair to match that of the jester.)
The maiden Zakiyah, swallowing what little pride she had, met with the king in a room decorated with treasures from the king's trip to Africa and begged for forgiveness. The king attempted to rebuild Zakiyah's confidence so that she could compete on his behalf in the POV, while still maintaining his distance from her. After this exercise Zakiyah was dismissed and sent to lie in bed with the maiden Michelle.
The stress of living in the kingdom has driven some of the peasants to the verge of madness. The maiden Michelle, dark of heart and filled with hatred for all, has resorted to talking to herself in the royal bathing chambers. She complains of being fatter than ever before, being less fit, having less confidence in her appearance, and even bemoaning the color of her hair. She knows however that her problems are of her own doing. Michelle, who entered the kingdom as the royal nutritionist cannot understand why she's now eating cookies and not following the advice she so freely gives to others. Her disgust with herself is almost as though she's pleading to the Gods for a gift.
Indeed, many in the house, having seen a gift from the Gods bestowed upon the fair Natalie, are now pleading to the Gods for a gift. Nearly all have speculated on what future gifts the Gods may bestow and upon whom they may bestow them. Some, the brave knight James and the mean spirited maiden Michelle have appealed directly to the Gods, while others trust that their loyalty to King Paulie will win them favor from the Gods.
The knight Victor, former betrayer of the fair Natalie and consumer of vast quantities of food, was challenged to an eating contest. If he could consume an entire pizza in ten minutes he would win the admiration of the kingdom. Alas for Victor he fell just short. So prodigious is his eating however that the kingdom, just restocked with food yesterday, is already experiencing shortages of the foods favored by Victor. He has the appetite of a dozen men.
Today will find the selection of the peasants to represent the great King Paulie in the POV competition. So confident is the great King Paulie, who was bred for this, that he has no fear of who is selected to participate. He trusts that all will be loyal to him and use the POV to save him from danger and allow the dragon Eviction to remove the evil sorceress Davonne, spreader of lies and dissent, from the kingdom. He is confident that should that fail for any reason, and truthfully he finds it nearly impossible to believe that it will fail, but if it should, he trusts that dragon will consume the maiden Bridgette rather than him.
Oh, but the king does not see the evil that lies in the hearts of his followers. Even the jester Paul, trusted with the king's robe this week, may turn upon the king. For the jester Paul trusts the evil sorceress Davonne and has promised her safety. Where does his true loyalty lie? We shall not know the answer to that until the POV ceremony takes place on Monday. The great King Paulie has foolishly placed himself at the mercy of the peasants and assumes they'll protect him. Perhaps he is correct for they follow him as a flock of sheep follows a shepherd, but even the best shepherd knows he must keep an eye on the flock and the great King Paulie may be unaware of some of the trouble that lies before him.
Indeed the evil sorceress Davonne holds in her clutches an envelope upon which the Gods have inscribed the magical number of eight. Davonne, wiser than many though intemperate of tongue, knows well the language of the Gods and saw a sign (literally in this case) that featured the number eight in the language of the Gods. Trusting that this is a sign from the Gods offering her protection from the dragon, Davonne is less fearful of the fate that the great King Paulie is seeking for her. Even the king believes the envelope inscribed by the Gods with the number eight has special powers bestowed upon it, but he believes it is in the hands of his trusted knight Victor. It is an oversight he may soon come to rue.
Today shall find the picking of the POV players and the POV competition shall take place. A win by King Paulie or one of his truly loyal followers will likely ensure the removal of the king from danger and his replacement with the evil sorceress Davonne. However the jester Paul, though loud of voice and short of wit, may opt to sacrifice the handmaiden Nicole or Bridgette instead. Indeed, Paul seems most interested in removing the maiden Bridgette, for despite her being lame of ankle and knee, he fears that she will best him in competition. Great turmoil awaits the kingdom this week as many different plans are in motion while the great King Paulie assumes only he has plans. It is an oversight he may soon regret.
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