Saga Of The European King

The King's war council followed out his orders very quickly and within a day and a half there were troops on their way to the Chillilious Plains, troops securing the battlements all over the Kingdom and a whole lot of troops lined up in the Town Square of the Capital Of Europe.

The King made his goodbyes to all of his friends and family. It was hard to do so, because they thought that maybe he wouldn't come back because maybe some asshole might stab the King. The King was too cool and lucky for that, and he tried to tell them this, but they just wouldn't listen. The King had spent all night in the Kingdom's Royal Vaults shopping for presents for everyone. He didn't need to pay for them, because they were his to start off with. Most of the treasures were stuff he'd picked up off dead goblins and evil wizards, or found in the coffers of evil, rival Kingdoms that he'd personally sacked. Others were passed down from his Royal Bloodline, and others still were gifts from some of his friends.

He had already given his Magic Telephone to General Majesty before he left. This was less of a gift and more of a practical move, because it allowed the King to talk to General Majesty whenever he felt like it, and visa versa. The King had made it look like a gift, by wrapping it and telling General Majesty that he could call him any time and they could shoot the breeze and stuff, but all the while he knew how useful it would be to be able to tell him to attack the Chillilious Plains at any moment. The General just thought it was an awesome gift, and thanked him. Mechanicus got a hammer that never ran out, which would be handy for work.

Out in the middle of the Town Square, in front of everyone, the King gave to his son a forcefield belt, so he would be hard to kill or to bully. He did this because he loved his son and never wanted him to die, or to be bullied. The King was not married, and he'd only been going out with this one girl for a week or so, so he didn't need to give her anything. It wasn't expected of him.

To Commander Flightfeather, he gave a tiny parakeet-sized human being. The idea was that Flightfeather could keep it in a cage like people keep birds. Commander Flightfeather didn't like the gift so much, but pretended to.

To his Adventure Friends, he gave the best gifts. He did this because since they would be close to him throughout the whole of the Winter mission, he would be able to borrow them fairly often. To Axe Axewound, he gave an enchanted flaming axe that was also a magic tent that could accommodate three people (it was always warm.) To Father Dominoes, he gave a solid gold Bible that always returned to the carrier when a magic word was spoken. It was quite heavy, so he also got a Scarf Of Strength so that he could lift it. To Colonel Glowfist, he gave a License To Kick Ass, which would come in useful later on. To Sally Minefield, he gave her an amulet that would let her breathe underwater, in case they came across any underwater locks.

Everybody cried, because they were in touch with their feelings. The community of Europe was sad that their leader would be gone, but they were glad that Commander Flightfeather would look after them and that the King's son would grow up fairly soon and carry on Kinging, even though they were pretty sure that the King would return. A lot of people started making plans for the year-long summers they would enjoy after Winter was killed. So, it was sad, but it was also happy, if you think about it.

The King's party, with a quarter of the European Army marching out in front, made their way North, which is the most logical place for Winter to be. They didn't get very far (2 miles) outside the gates of Europe's Capital City before danger struck, in the form of the hated birds!

End Of Chapter 3