[ WP ] A sketchy salesman attempts to sell a perfectly normal sword to the hero , passing it off as the sword of legends .

`` Fair wanderer! I do implore, 
 Could you disembark from your horse? 
 A moments time is all I ask 
 Of you for what will be a paltry task. 
 Tender aid to a merchant down on his luck. 
 I simply require my wagon unstuck.'' 
 
 `` Praise the skies! My caravan is free. 
 I offer my hand in thanks to thee. 
 A mighty grip! It begs the thought: 
 What beast or demon hast thou fought?'' 
 
 `` No matter dear knight, the future is yours. 
 Your victories will soon echo from shore to shore. 
 Now I know you must depart from here 
 But just a moment longer, I beg your ear. 
 I sense in you a great ambition 
 For I too am on a mission'' 
 
 `` A humble man, just a cart and steed. 
 I sell my wares to those in need. 
 One item of note I keep hidden from the rest 
 Waiting for a hero on a worthy quest. 
 A weapon beyond all imagined. 
 A legendary sword in search of a legend'' 
 
 `` A day is too short to chronicle the blade 
 Or what role it might have played 
 In battles waged with might and magic, 
 Kingdoms defended and deaths tragic 
 Retrieved atop a forgotten tower. 
 You can still feel it pulse with immense power. 
 The hilt is worn, the leather torn. The pommel gouged by Gorgon's horn. 
 Clashed against mail, pierced dragon's scale. This sword has surely lived quite a tale. 
 Yet by forces unexplained 
 The edge is sharp and never wanes.'' 
 
 `` Surely the fates caused our paths to cross 
 Ensuring goodly gain and evil's loss 
 For years I've traveled across the land 
 To find this weapon a worthy hand.'' 
 
 `` Perhaps, then, for a meager fee 
 You could, in truth, unburden me. 
 For I could never sell such valuable art 
 To a hero lacking of might and heart'' 
 
 `` What say you then, do we have a deal? 
 Shall you acquire this legendary steel?'' 

