The Demon
I asked him, putting my napkin away.
The baron became red-faced, then pale, tried to look away, but he had no choice, really, other than to come clean before the prince.
“Your Highness! The prisoners in my custody have just escaped from the dungeon...”
“Oh really? And who were they?”
“Err...thieves and miscreants!”
“Then I have no choice but to help you find them,” I said with enthusiasm.
“I have people; we’ll go together.”
The baron choked on his own spit, but he had no leg to stand on.
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