ID July 2010 - Ice Dragon

Works from the Bardic Tournament at Baronial Champs Continued
From, Fauna
Imagine yourself in a dark, nasty, dank, muggy forest. Large creatures you don’t have names for yet are crawling everyware,
some as large as your hands. We see Our Valent Baron Caleb, trudging through the muck and the nastyness. He sees a light,
and thinks, "Where there is light, there is bacon! I should go and see if they would give me a room and a meal for the night."
So Caleb makes his way to the castle, and pounds on the great wooden door. 2 beautiful and scantlily clad women open the one
great wooden door. They look at him, look at each other, and back to him, and welcome him in with open arms. They say
"Caleb, we have heard of your travels, please come in and sit with the Sultan." Caleb agrees, and gets changed into some nicer,
not mud covered clothing.
Caleb is taken to the feast hall, where smells that will delight anyones sences fill the room. Jasmine rice, slow cooked meats, and
fruits we have never heard of are seen from the windows in the back of the hall. Caleb is taken to where the Sultan is sitting,
and the Sultan welcomes him with open arms. "Caleb!!! its so good to see you my friend, please come in and sit!!! We were
just about to sit down to a feast." Caleb agrees, and the first course comes out. It's a salad with delicious greens, fresh vegetables,
and other yummie things. Caleb looks around, and things, hmm, the bacon must be being saved for something else. The
Sultan watches caleb looking, and says, "This is fresh from my garden, what do you think?" Caleb takes a moment, waits, and
says, "well, it was certinally delicious, but it could have been better with bacon." the Sultan laughs, and brushes the comment
off.
The next course is brought out, its a delicious creamy cold soup, with succlent bits of chicken and delicious flavorful leeks. Caleb
eats whats he is given, and jokingly says, "well, that was the best soup ive ever had, but it could have been better with bacon."
The sultan laughs, but gives a stern look to the scantilally clad woman serving him, and makes a motion.
The main course is brought out. Lobsters! Peacocks! Boars with apples in there mouths, and cherries for eyes!!! Everything is
cooked to perfection, is juicy, and no expence has been spared in making the finishing touches. Caleb as never seen a beast this
size before! Everyone eats, and they pick the animals clean. The Sultan looks towards caleb, and Jokingly says, I bet that
couldnt have been better with bacon!!! Caleb shakes his head and says, "I tend to disagree, friend" By this time, the Sultan is
getting annoyed at the disrespect from his long time friend.
the next course is brought out, Bakalava, fruits from far reaches of the world, sweet meads, and a strange thing called
"chocolate" The sultan says, I know I know, this could be better with bacon. Caleb laughs, and says, yes, your right. The Sultan
claps his hands, and a large platter of poutine is brought out, covered in pounds and pounds of bacon. Caleb stares in
amazement, bows and says, "this is all ill need for tonight."
The moral of the story? Everything is better with bacon.
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