"No... Your esteemed Majesty, I was discourteous."
"Just now, I sensed the aura of my Lord's Truth upon you, so I was overcome with emotion and misunderstood who you are. Please, forgive me!"
"I, Oleg, the Resident Missionary in the Swamp Territory, offer you my highest praise, great and esteemed Majesty."
Oleg knew he had misspoken. Believing he had already sorted out the entire sequence of events, he immediately changed his tune and spoke with sincerity to the Giant Dragon in the sky.
Lince snapped back to reality.
He stared, somewhat stunned, at the Believer in Truth below him.
'So, this really is some kind of misunderstanding?'
Lince grew thoughtful and, for a moment, almost laughed aloud at the absurdity of it all.
'So many misunderstandings.'
He did not answer, but he suddenly withdrew the Dragon Might he had been exerting on Resident Priest Oleg and the Lionheart Knight.
