Chapter 7

Chapter 7 "Oh no," Dribble said. "What do you think happened to him?" Princess Pulverizer didn't answer. What she was thinking was too scary for her to say out loud. But Sir Surly was mean enough to say anything. "Maybe there's a monster underground," he suggested as he angrily tried to twist his way out of the rope. "Maybe your friend has been captured. Maybe he's being held prisoner in a dark cell with lots of creepy crawly stuff all around."

Dribble's big eyes grew even larger. And if Princess Pulverizer wasn't mistaken, they were a little wet and weepy. "Don't start," Princess Pulverizer warned Sir Surly. "There's no monster. There's no beast. Lucas probably just went looking for a way out of the hole." "And now he's lost and all alone," Sir Surly snarled. "And he probably has a horrible sense of direction." "He does mix up his right and his left from time to time," Dribble admitted nervously. "I have a wonderful sense of direction," Sir Surly boasted. "If you untie me, I'll go down

there and find him for you." "Not a chance," Princess Pulverizer said. "I'm going down there to find Lucas." "Are you really sure you want to do that?" Dribble asked her. "It isn't a matter of wanting to do it," Princess Pulverizer told him. "It's what I have to do. I have to be brave and selfless." She turned to Sir Surly and added, "That's what real knights are like." With that, the princess turned and headed straight for Sir Surly's cottage. "Where are you going?" Dribble called to her. "The hole is over here." "Your friend isn't brave at all," the princess heard Sir Surly sneer as she walked off. "She's leaving you here and your friend down there." But Princess Pulverizer knew Dribble didn't believe him. Which was why the dragon showed no sign of surprise when she returned a moment later with a wax candle.

"I just needed to get something to help me see underground," she explained to the dragon. "Will you light it for me?" Dribble opened his mouth and let out a tiny flame. "Thanks," Princess Pulverizer said. "Keep an eye on this prisoner." "Will do," Dribble assured her. He shot Sir Surly a menacing dragon glare—well, as menacing as Dribble could look, which wasn't very. "Lucas and I will be back in no time," Princess Pulverizer said, trying to sound as confident as she could. As she dropped down into the dark hole, she could feel her heart pounding furiously.

She had no idea what was hiding beneath the ground. The princess sure hoped she could find Lucas quickly. Before any more trouble could find her.

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