The young squire raced as fast as his young legs would carry him. This quest was of the utmost importance. His lady was relying on him. Only he was able to fulfill this sacred task. If he was successful in this, surely she would make him her knight.
The relic grew heavy in his hands, almost as if some unseen force was attempting to prevent the object from reaching its destination. The lad leapt over rivers that smelled of sulfur, evaded giants as they lumbered stupidly by on some incomprehensible errand (he would have to return another day to vanquish them), and stopped only briefly when a fellow squire entreated him for news from their home village.
Panting from the effort, the boy reached his goal. As he held the relic out, his arms trembled slightly – more from the magnitude of the moment and recognition of his own bravery in accepting the quest. He had strength to utter only one sentence: “You forgot your water bottle back there.”
The blonde girl in the gray gym shorts and matching top looked blankly at the boy for a moment uncomprehendingly. He was easily a foot shorter than she. He had just said something to her, but she hadn’t heard what it was. She reached up, pulling out one of her pink Beats earbuds, but saw the proffered bottle at the same moment. “Oh,” she said. “Thanks.” She smiled slightly, accepting the bottle while returning to her workout playlist.
“Welcome,” the boy mumbled as he turned back toward the spot where his classmate still stood.
“Dude,” the second boy said. “Heloooooooo?! I said what was the math homework?”
The two of them walked back through the free weights section of the Y, being careful not to get in the way of the burly guys with weight belts on. As they returned to their fifteen pound dumbbells, the first boy looked across the room as a faint smile touched his face. He was certain the Lady had been pleased.
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