Elloria was folding some laundry when the door burst open and a sword wielding man in a white tunic rushed into the room.
"At last, my quest is complete!" he shouted. "Come along then, princess. I'm here to rescue you."
Elloria blinked. "I don't need rescuing. This is my house."
"I see. In that case, may I rescue the poodle over there?"
"No. Fifi is my dog. Who are you again?"
"I am Danrich the Paladin!"
"Paladin, eh?" Elloria pulled out a silver dagger and plunged it into his gut. "At last, my quest to kill a paladin is complete!"
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Wuckster's Multi-Genre Smackdown Collection
Short StoryA Collection of stories for the multi-genre smackdown