chapter two; section three

The slime didn’t know what to do so it moved forward and told the scribe what had happened in the royal throne room. The scribe must have heard the story countless times before because he methodically searched a nearby file cabinet for something. He quickly pulled out and handed the slime a royal proclamation stating that the slime was now in the king’s service. There was a bank where the name needed to be filled in. The scribe asked the slime for its name. “My name is Brian”, said the slime hesitantly. “The scribe filled in the name and then hesitated. “He looked up with an inquisitive look on his face. “That’s an unusual name for a slime.” The slime had heard this before. The slime gave its usual response. “The history of my name is rather complicated and would take a long time to tell.” Oops, thought the slime. My usual response was not the right one to use in front of a scribe.