Dragonslayer Page #5

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Horns, tail, wings

and clawed feet - this is no dragon.

This is Lucifer!

Dear Father, we beseech thee,

show us thy goodness

in this evil place.

Show us thy power.

Cursed worm, a devil flung

from Heaven will now rise from Hell!

Stay and fear the word of God!

You call yourselves Christians?!

Fear not, brethren.

There is no dragon.

Unclean beast! Get thee down!

Be thou consumed

by the fires that made thee!

- Where is he?

- Not here. Can't help you.

As the proud new father of a daughter

who has somehow

been overlooked all these years,

it may interest you to know

the King has called a new lottery.

It's months to the solstice.

In view of what's happened,

we all know what's required.

I've never taken part

in your cursed lottery. I won't now.

You were very clever, but

she will take part like all the rest.

No exceptions.

- I want to be in it.

- Silence, child.

I'm no different to any other girl.

My name will go in.

Nothing.

If he was here, he's gone now.

Blacksmith,

have you ever forged a weapon?

This is "Secarius draconum" -

Dragonslayer.

- The best I ever made.

- It's beautiful.

But I never had the nerve to use it.

That won't help. What you want

to kill isn't flesh and blood.

- It'll bleed.

- How do you know?

- No one's so much as scratched it.

- She's right. I'll need the amulet.

Stir the tiles!

Stir the tiles!

Stir the tiles! Stir the tiles!

Draw the name! Draw the name!

Draw the name!

Draw the name!

Draw the name!

Now, my countrymen, hear me.

Behold, for I am chosen.

I shall die that many may live.

I shall lay down my life

for family and fellows.

I shall go to my grave for the love

of our king and his wise policy.

And my name is...

- Read the name!

- Read the name!

Read the name!

Read the name! Read the name!

Read the name.

The name

is Princess Elspeth Ulfilas...

...filia Regis.

That is not the name.

It has been misread.

There's no mistake.

The name's been drawn. Let it stand.

No. The good Horsrik

has misspoke himself.

In fairness to this individual,

we will destroy this tile.

No!

No. What better name

than your own kin?

- At last, we see justice done.

- Silence!

We will have a new choosing.

I will draw the name myself.

Let it stand! Let it stand!

The name is as Horsrik read it...

Elspeth.

And this one... And another...

Another... And another...

And another. What treachery is this?

- The lottery is invalid.

- Hear me, good people.

It is true that my name

appears on all the lots.

This does not invalidate

the lottery, it certifies it.

It redresses an injustice.

I have learned that my name was kept

from jeopardy in all past drawings.

Therefore, I have substituted

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