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Ellington caught up to the princess as she made her way along the dank corridor leading out of Bartan's castle.
"All right then?" he said as he approached.
"Fine thank you," she said, without turning. "Thanks to you." She walked on a minute, listening to the sounds of the castle and of Ellington beside her, then asked "What happened to Bartan?"
"Oh, well he has sadly passed on" Ellington replied with mock sobriety. "The poor thing died of fright."
"Hmmm" she said doubtfully "Can someone actually die of fright?"
"Depends on who is doing the threatening" Ellington replied with a meaningful grin.
"All right then?" he said as he approached.
"Fine thank you," she said, without turning. "Thanks to you." She walked on a minute, listening to the sounds of the castle and of Ellington beside her, then asked "What happened to Bartan?"
"Oh, well he has sadly passed on" Ellington replied with mock sobriety. "The poor thing died of fright."
"Hmmm" she said doubtfully "Can someone actually die of fright?"
"Depends on who is doing the threatening" Ellington replied with a meaningful grin.