3. [WP] "I said SLAY the dragon, not LAY the dragon!"

[WP] "I said SLAY the dragon, not LAY the dragon!"

"...Forgive me sir knight, but you say you what?"

"I did as you had instructed, your highness! I tracked down the dragon that has terrorized your kingdom for months, and I laid it."

The king just stared at his knight as if he was growing a second head.

"You fool! I said SLAY the dragon, not LAY the dragon!"

The knight looked up at the king with a shocked expression as a red glow started spreading across his face.

"...I...but...I could of...um..." The knight stammered.

"How could you have possibly thought I said lay?" The king barked at him.

"I don't know! I thought it odd myself at first, but I was not about to question your orders your highness!"

The king sighed and pinched his nose.

"Did you at least take any of it's treasure hoard so we could repair the damage done to the kingdom?" He finally said.

"Um...I got this ring..." The knight said, producing a gold band. "But I didn't exactly find it..."

The king just stared at him with a deadpan look.

"If it's any consolation, your highness, I do not believe the dragon will be terrorizing the kingdom anymore..." At this the king raised an eyebrow.

"Did you indeed slay it after your screw up?"

"No...but if I return to the fortress every fortnight, the dragon has promised to stop, as she put it, 'relieving her tensions.'"

The King face palmed. "I ask for a simple dragon slaying, and I get a story of bestiality instead. Why me?"

"Your Highness?" The knight spoke up.

"Never mind!" The king said, snapping out of his thoughts. "Just get out of my sight, and take that damn promise ring with you!" The knight left, the blush now ever more present on his face as he realized what the ring was.

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