[ WP ] You 've been tracking this beast for several weeks and you 've finally caught up with it . You slowly approach as you draw your sword . You laugh . Surely this ca n't be the creature that killed all those people . Unfortunately for you , it is , and it heard you laughing .

`` Brave knights! I will warn you only once! No man has ever fought the creature and lived to tell the tale. If you value your lives, you will abandon this foolhardy venture.'' 
 
 The sorcerer's word echoed through our minds as we rode towards the monster's lair. Thankfully, he had marked the lair on our map before vanishing into a blaze of fire. We had precious little time left before the winter solstice, when the monster was rumored to be at its weakest. 
 
 `` Sire, I believe we are here,'' Uther said quietly. I nodded in agreement and dismounted as Uther packed the shells away. The air was thick with the stench of rotting corpses and sulfur. We began walking slowly towards the hill for a better view of the land. 
 
 As we reached the top, we gazed down and saw the monster's lair. It was just as the bards had described in their many songs. The bones of creatures, big and small, littered the entrance. The glint of rusty swords and broken armor could be seen through the fog that seemed to trickle from the cave itself. 
 
 `` My God, the creature knows no fear!'' Uther exclaimed, as he pointed at a large horned skull. `` It has slain even a dragon!'' With another gasp, he fell to his knees. `` Sir Owen's shield! This creature even killed one of the knights from the kingdom of Nee? Sire, we must retreat. We will die!'' 
 
 `` Silence,'' I hissed. `` The creature draws near.'' I unsheathed my sword as I strained my ears for the monster. Uther followed my lead and drew his sword as well. We waited in silence. 
 
 Out of the corner of our eye, we saw something move in the cave. `` Steady,'' I whispered. `` Let us flank the monster and take it by surprise. I will go this way, you take the other.'' Uther nodded and began circling the cave. Never taking my eyes away from the cave, I began walking as well. 
 
 *crunch* 
 
 I had walked into a rib cage and could not free my foot. I cursed silently and bent down to break the bones apart. Suddenly, a peal of laughter cracked through the air. `` This is the monster?'' Uther said. `` This little bundle of fur is the bloodthi- GAAAAH!'' His bloodcurdling screams were cut short as quickly as it had began. 
 
 I crouched behind a rock and began searching for the creature. I spotted Uther's decapitated body lying in a pool of blood, sword still in his hand. I cursed again, this time rather loudly, as I steeled myself for the task at hand. Again, I peered over the rock and where Uther's body had been, a small, fluffy rabbit sat there nonchalantly. Its whiskers wobbled as it twitched its nose, sitting like all rabbits do. I stood up and laughed. `` Are you serious? Really-'' 
 
 *** 
 
 The sorcerer stood from a safe distance, observing the slaughter. He sighed as the rabbit coughed up the armor and bones. His warnings had been ignored once again. 
 
 As he walked away, he shook his head with sadness as he sensed another group approaching the caves. Gathering his robes, he appeared before the knights in a cloud of smoke. 
 
 `` Who are you who can summon fire without flint or tinder?'' 
 
 `` There are some who call me.... Tim.''
