The Chalice of Courage Pt2
With a staff fitted with a blade in hand,
Leonid entered the cave.
It was dark and hot,
And with each step,
Leonid became more and more fearful.
The cave then opened up
Into a large cavern,
And in the center,
On a stone throne,
Sat the dragon
And in his hand was the chalice.
Quickly,
Leonid positioned himself
To attack with the sharp end
Of his staff pointed at the dragon.
“Now, where are your manners?”
Boomed the dragon.
“You enter my home uninvited,
Point a pointy stick at me
And not even say a simple
‘Good day, Dragon’.”
Leonid was taken aback,
He did not expect
The dragon to speak
And not like a nobleman.
He, quickly, put aside his astonishment
And yelled back,
“Good day, Dragon,
I have come for the chalice
You hold in your hand.
I am prepared to do battle!”
“Do battle?!?
Whatever for, my dear boy?”
Why exactly have you come to my home
And threaten my life?
Have I burnt down your house?
Killed your entire family?
Killed your beloved dog?”
Questioned the dragon.
“Well, no…
But I want the Chalice of Courage
And I will do whatever
I have to do to get it,
Including vanquishing you!”
Answered Leonid.
“Truly,
Why don’t you simply
Ask me for the chalice?”
Cooed the dragon,
“It would be much easier.”
“Alright, Dragon.
May I, please, have
The Chalice of Courage,
So I may sip from it
And become courageous.”
The dragon stared at Leonid
For two heart beats,
Then said “No!”
“If you were not
Going to give me the chalice,
Why did you make me ask for it?”
Bellowed Leonid, angrily.
“First things first,
I made you ask
Because it was the polite thing to do,”
Said the dragon,
“And I won’t give you
The Chalice of Courage
Because you don’t need it.”
Leonid’s jaw dropped,
And he stared at the dragon
As though he had lost his mind.
After a minute or two,
He spluttered,
“I don’t need it?!
I don’t need it?!!
Do you know what I went through
To get here?
How far I traveled?
How I was jeered at
By the village folk?”
The dragon just smiled
At the young man
Growing more and more angry,
“Oh, I know what you went through.
It is quite a task
To make it up here,
But the fact that you did it,
That you made it here,
Proves that you don’t need it.”
Copyright © Kimolisa Mings | Year Posted 2010
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