LILYBLACK (Mocks Blandamour's voice) "And, when you say that, you mean that you are a very busy man." (back to her normal voice) "Well, Sir Blandamour of the Iron Arm, I have come to bring you some good news. The quest that you so rashly agreed to is now not necessary. The vase that the dragon wishes is safe in Sir Bors' office, so you need not stoop to theft to fulfill your vow. It may surprise you to know that I had a large part in retrieving this precious thing, as Sir Bors does not think my honor worth considering. Should you not be grateful, and lend me your esquire for a task that I need help on? She would not be gone long?"
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