The Daily Dime; Hell Hath No Fury

this is one of the weirdest things i've ever written... and that's saying a lot. fair warning.

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The Knight rested on one knee in front of the fountain, and waited patiently. A mother tugged her young daughter's arm, trying to keep her away from The Knight. Several people stared in bewilderment at the young girl kneeling in front of the fountain.

The Knight's diligence was rewarded. The water began to froth, and a shimmering hand emerged, followed by a delicate frame wrapped in silk. Silk, and seaweed. The people around seem to take no notice.

“I have called, and thou did answer,” said the multi layered voice.

“Yes! I heard you call, and I forsook everything, seeking only you!” the enthusiastic knight blurted.

“And thou knowest who I am?” asked the woman.

“Of course! You are the Lady of the Lake! The very same one that spoke to King Arthur nearly a thousand years ago!” The Lady of the Lake nodded.

“Yes. It is because of thine faith that I have called thee. Thine faith has cost thee much, aye?” asked the lady. The young knight thought on it. And she nodded.

“Tell me, knight, before I anoint thee, why hast thou shaved thy head?” asked The Lady.

“As a sign of my fealty to you, my lady,” replied The Knight.

“And why hast thou starved thyself?”

“To know starvation before I must be starved.”

“And thou hast forsaken fineries,” said The Lady. “And the things you wear in their place?”

“Lady, the dragon made me a creature of vanity. He made me obsess with my makeup, my hair, wearing his coat and his ring. My hate for the dragon has freed me from these things. I wear simply a shirt and running pants because I don't need any more than this!” The Lady thought on these answers, and nodded with approval.

“And why hast thou done these things?” asked The Lady.

“Because you called, and I answered. In my time as a cheerleader I encountered a dragon. I even dated such a dragon. I was victim to its deception in front of this very fountain, in front of this very restaurant: he displayed his 'kindness' to two girls at once. That's why I've answered, my lady.” The Lady of the Lake nodded her approval.

“Knight, I bid thee rise.” The Knight stood, and The Lady of the Lake produced a dagger from within the folds of her cloth, and she placed it in The Knight's hands.

“My knight,” she said, “understand that though this blade appearest little more than a child's trifling, it possesseth the same power possessed in Arthur's good sword. Understand: though mightest be a knight, but thine hardest trials have yet to come. Gird thyself steadfastly against them, for they will come mightily. They shalt come from friend and foe alike, the stranger, yea, even the innocent. Do you understand these sayings well?” asked The Lady.

The Knight nodded. “I do.” The Lady breathed deep.

“Then wilt thou kill the dragon that doth pose as the one called Bryce?”

“The very same one that poses as captain,” replied The Knight.

The crowd of people surrounding the fountain had long dispersed, leaving the girl to herself.
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The daily dime rises from the ashes like the mighty phoenix, and just like the hydra it is, it returns with more heads than were struck down. Behold!
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