Prompt: This Dratted Mouse…
Caspian reached the stone table and saw the lords upon the table, fast asleep. All around them lay a great banquet, fit for kings and emperors with the most exquisite silverware (gold-ware actually).
Around him, his party gathered in silence, displaying signs of both great attraction to the feast as well as great repellant from the feast. Caspian rolled his eyes at his chicken-hearted followers and moved to the feast to observe the three lords.
I wonder what caused these men to fall so sound asleep… Maybe it's something in the food. If so, I wonder if I can trick Reepicheep to take a take a bite. I probably could, just need to say something about his honor and he'll go after the food immediately… hmmm…. That's a pretty good idea…
Meanwhile, encouraged by their leader moving so fearlessly towards the table, the rest of the party gathered their courage (or what remained of it) and moved in concert to the table, picking their steps carefully. Reepicheep began to talk.
Dratted mouse… Of all the talking mice to have brought on my trip, why did I bring Reepicheep? Bloody Trufflehunter, I bet he's having a laugh right now. In fact, I bet he's been laughing at me ever since I was stupid enough to agree to bring Reepicheep with me… Well once I get back I'm going to have a new badger hat. We'll see who gets the last laugh then…
"-and I insist that it would be an insult to our honor to refrain from eating from this feast, so royally prepared. Indeed, if I may be so bold…"
Oh my gosh, doesn't this mouse ever stop talking? By Aslan's mane, he's worse than Lucy-no, Eustace ever was. At least Eustace stopped yapping every five minutes once he turned into that great big brute of a dragon… Oh wait, it looks like he's finished talking-I better start nodding before everyone finds out that I completely ignored everything that was just said.
"It is settled then! Let us al fall upon the feast together, as comrades and brothers in honor and arms! My king, the right of the first bite goes to you sire and may I salute you in your courage and unending fearlessness. Why, your courage extends much more than my sire, Cheepicheep whose courage was renowned throughout the Northern Wastes for…"
Wait what? Me to take the first bite? Is this mouse both mad and annoying? Oh, what did I get myself into… That's why you pay attention Caspian, even to the most annoying of your subjects… Now you're going to have to eat that enchanted food and collapse just like these other three poor sods. Bloody great… Here goes nothing… -Wait who's that? Oh wow! She is quite the looker… What the hell am I doing? The hell with "The right of the first bite" or whatever it's called, we've got a girl here!
"-in your honor of course, my lady."
"Uhh-yes of course! However, as we are in front of a lady for the first time in a long time, I would rather -uh…- encourage Reepicheep to prove himself the boldest of all knights and take the first bite instead!"
There, that should do it. In fact, that's getting rid of two things at once! Reepicheep goes to sleep and I don't have to eat it myself! I'm so brilliant… Wait. Why is Lucy glaring at me like that? I didn't do anything to her…
"-in your honor my king and in yours, lady."
Blah blah blah, finally he's eating. I wonder how long it takes before he collapses… Hopefully not too long or I might collapse from his blabbering… Doo dee doo doo… Any second now… Yep… Any second now… Why is this not working…?
"Brave mouse, you do great honor to me but fear not, this table nor the food upon it is enchanted. Instead it is the…"
Wait, what did she say? You mean the food does nothing? Damn it. Now he's impressed the girl too… He always seems to win… Dratted mouse.