 Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
Brandon wasn't exactly opposed to pushing buttons, but he didn't want the knight to be offended. If they got the knight to go around feeling fulfilled with his quest... that wasn't mean. He just wanted the knight to be happy and out of the way. But he kept his mouth shut, because the older boy was clearly gesturing for him to be quiet and play along. So he tried. "There may not be a real knight here but there's a portrait one. Sir Cadogan! Maybe he could do the quest and prove that he's even better than a living knight in the process. And he'd even get to keep the chalice. If he found it." Brandon could be subtle, but not when he'd had about five seconds to think and was trying to fill in the blanks for a plan he didn't know. But it was okay. Sir Cadogan didn't seem to need subtlety, so Brandon just tried for sincerity, like he really believed there was a quest. He even made his best sincere face, which was very good. |