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would be hanging out in a dragon’s den?
    “Yes,” I crisply responded . “ What do you want?”
    “Well if you’re a prince ss then I’m here to save you!” h e brightly said as he fiddled with a sword that was strapped to his side . I highly doubted he knew how to use it.  
    “Really?” I drawled .
    “ Indeed! Who are you , might I ask?”
    I sighed, this was dreadfully too close to the ballads for my taste. “Ahira, Princess Ahira,” I said.
    “Oh,” he said drooping for a moment. “Well…you ’ r e not Cinders, but you’ll do! Any princess will do.” 
    “Cinders?” I inquired .
    “I was originally supposed to marry he r, but she was kidnapped about two d ays ago. I came to save her! But I so rt of got lost in the forest…,” h e said tra iling off as he blushed . 
    “That’s nice. Good luck finding her ,” I said stepping back.
    “Wait! You’ re supposed to come with me!” h e protested.
    “Why?” 
    “Because you’re a princess, and I’m a prince!” he said, as if that piece of so called logic justified it. This is what those ballads are doing to young minds: rotting them to the core.
    “So?” 
    “Well, well , ” h e stuttered.
    “Ahira! Who’s there?” Azmaveth yelled from within the safety of his library, hoping I had n’t killed our visitor . 
    “A traveling sales wizard!” I yelled, if I knew anything it would be that Azmaveth would most likely deligh t in torturing me over this poor prince—he’d research princes in books and reference it for days to come. I wouldn’t put it past him to ask me about human mating rituals or something . So really, it was in my own self interest to send the prince on his way. Besides, if he really did try to fight Azmaveth for me he would probably impale himself on his own sword. 
      “Okay! If you need any help, just call,” Azmaveth answered as I sighed in relief.
    “That must be the evil drag on who’s keeping you captive!” t he p rince said as he suspiciously gaze d into the darkness behind me. I closed t he door and walked down the dirt path that lead to our cave , stopping when I could see the main road. 
    “Follow that road and it will take you by the dens of several dragons. Just ask them who’s taken Princess Cinders as a maid and they’ll tell you,” I carefully explained once he stood by my side. 
    “Don ’t you want to come with me?” h e asked.
    “No,” I said turning around to go back to Azmaveth’s cave. 
    “Why not?” h e asked sounding flabbergasted. 
    “ I just don’t ,” I said as I reached the door. Arms locked around my waist and I was suddenly s wooped up into the air and thrown over the Prince’s shoulder.
    “Put me down!” I yelled p ounding my fists on his back. In spite of his pansy, wimpy looks he was surprisingly strong. 
    “No!” h e said as he walked over to his horse. “I don’t feel lik e looking for Cinders anymore. She was ugly and scary,” h e said shuddering as a memory flitted through my mind of the creepy princess with black hair that was kidnapped in the same raid as I.
    I no longer blamed him for not wanting to search for her. 
    “How did you get here so fast?”  I asked. 
    “I started out the night she was kidnapped. My country is the Alfing Region, the area directly next to mount ains so it wasn’t that far away,” h e said with a shrug as I beat my fists on his head. “Ouch ! T hat hurts , stop doing that!” 
    “Put me down!”  I demanded. 
    “No!” h e insisted.
    “Yes,” a deep rumble replied for me. I looked up to find myself face to face with Azmaveth, well not exactly face to f ace because he is so huge. The p rince turned around and Azmaveth was whirled out of my view. 
    “Oh,” the p rince said, promptly dropping me . I picked myself off the ground and dusted my dress off before I walked towards the dragon.  
    His eyes were whirling and his fang like teeth that were usually hidden b ehind his lips were now bared. His dark