King Cullin may be known as "the Dragon Slayer," but he fears his son's
legacy will be as "King Maurice Who Speaks with Proper Grammar." The boy
keeps his nose buried in parchments, starry-eyed at the idea of noble
knights and eager to hand royal gold to any con man hawking a unicorn
horn. Tonight, though, Cullin will educate the prince in the truth
behind minstrels' silly songs of glory....
Long ago, in a kingdom, well, not that far from here really, young
Cullin traveled the countryside as squire to brave Sir Dalbry, along
with Dalbry's trusted sidekick Reeger, selling dragon-protection
services to every kingdom with a coffer. There were no dragons, of
course, but with a collection of severed alligator heads and a
willingness to play dirty, the trio of con men was crushing the
competition. Then along came Princess Affonyl.
Tomboyish and with a head for alchemy, Affonyl faked a dragon of her
own, escaped her arranged marriage, and threw in with Cullin and
company. But with her father sending a crew of do-gooder knights to find
her, the dragon business just got cutthroat.
