Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who lived in a beautiful castle in a beautiful kingdom. She loved her kingdom so much she wanted to defend it however she could. More than anything, she longed to be a knight. Unfortunately, the king forbade her from becoming a knight. The princess—her name was Paige—was stubborn and trained in secret. She was willing to defend her people no matter the cost.
Once upon a time, there lived a poor boy who lived in the kingdom with his poor family. The boy—Aimery— was the oldest of five sons. His father had been killed defending the kingdom from a terrible dragon who was terrorizing everything and everyone. Aimery was chosen to become a knight. However, the poor boy was terrified of everything. Especially dragons. He didn't stand a chance. All the other knights called him the "Cowardly Knight"! Aimery was a lost cause.
One day, the dragon began to attack the castle. Paige began frantically assembling her armor. All the knights, including Aimery, were preparing to fight. They all exited the castle to fight the dragon. The fire the dragon breathed was deadly and instantly killed the first 100 soldiers. Aimery was absolutely terrified. Nevertheless, he stepped up the dragon and pointed his sword at it. The dragon was only amused. Aimery was petrified. What had he just done?
Before the dragon could devour Aimery, Paige ran out in front of him and streamed. The dragon rolled its eyes and laughed. Paige shouted;
"In the name of God, I will KILL YOU NOW!" Then she threw her dagger into the dragon's eye. Screaming in pain, the dragon fell over. Paige ran up to it and sliced the dragon's head off with her sword, proclaiming her victory.
Everyone was stunned. Then after a moment of utter and complete silence, they all cheered.
"Take off your helmet!" someone shouted. As Paige did so and her gorgeous, long hair flew in the wind, her father came out to congratulate the champion. Everyone gasped as they saw the princess. The King was furious at first. He scolded her but then realized what he was saying. He humbly praised his daughter, feeling guilt-stricken.
"Thank you Papa. I have something to say," Paige told her father. He nodded in encouragement. Paige continued.
"This knight right here is the bravest knight I have ever seen! He faced his fear! You all should be ashamed of yourselves! He is so incredibly brave and y'all were just standing there, shaking in your boots!" Paige then turned to Aimery.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"A-Aimery McCarthy," he humbly replied.
"Are you the son of Sir Shawn McCarthy?" Paige asked, bells going off in her head at the mention of McCarthy. Aimery nodded.
"Yes, Your Highness." Paige glanced at her father. He nodded in understanding and acceptance.
"Kneel," she commanded. Aimery obeyed.
"I appoint you Sir Aimery McCarthy. Welcome to my army!" Paige exclaimed as she knighted the young boy.
As the years progressed, Paige and Aimery grew closer and braver, fighting many battles alongside each other. Finally, when Paige became Queen, she chose Aimery to be her King. They married and lived a happy and adventure-filled life together.
The End.
Author's Note: Ok I love this story so much! I hope you like this next simple installment. Please vote and comment your thoughts!
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The Brave Princess and the Cowardly Knight
RomanceI've been working with this idea a lot since I first came up with it. Like many fairytales, there are a ton of different storylines. This collection of stories is going to be a bunch of different versions of the same fairy tale. I hope you enjoy it...
