MERLIN THE MAGICIAN says that he can enchant no more,
for the death of the Dragon has made the One God supreme over the many gods of
sorcery. However, the SAXONS have despaired of defeating the One God and have
turned to even worse things than dragons to pray to. Before they succeed in
heaving up something so wicked that Hell itself might seem pleasant, the ROUND
TABLE must, says MERLIN, ride and destroy the SAXONS.
His reflection in the mirror raises a sword to attack
MERLIN, so he hurls the ruby sword from himself and shields the baby in his
arms, who is SIR ALBEUS’ son.
SIR ALBEUS attacks the reflection, shattering the
mirror. When he turns round, MERLIN and the baby are gone. The dead reflection
still holds a living baby, but it has slit eyes and a forked serpent’s tongue.
The charming BARON MELADIUS of MUSKOVIA meets the
knights on the road. He has heard of our One God and wants to see him in
action. So he will come to fight the Saxons with us.
The Saxons are indeed calling up some hideous forest
monster, part stag and part rabbit, part snake and part weasel. The monster in
question fights hard but is put down.
MELADIUS rejoices – we are indeed mighty! This will
give him a fine story to tell when he brings our tortured corpses back to
Muskovia in triumph. He ambushes KING ARTHUR’s knights with the Order of the
Wolf, the Order of the Dragon, and the Order of the Bull.
Although the Muskovians lose, Baron MELADIUS escapes.
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