[ TT ] [ WP ] The King has sent you , a wandering mercenary , to slay the Dragon and bring the Princess home . However , upon arriving at the Dragon 's Keep , you learn the Princess was not kidnapped , but instead is a runaway .

As I walked into the mighty tower I observed the cracks and chips on the exterior. One crack was so high, it looked like it could only be carved by a dragon, oh wait. 
 
 I look back down at my map to confirm. 
 
 `` The Foi Plains to my right... Mmhmm..'' I muttered to myself as I confirmed the location. The King had asked me to get the Princess back from the dragon. This has happened so much that we have specialized weapons for dragons. I reached down to my back and fumbled while trying to find the switch. 
 
 CLICK! The back wings snapped out of my over glorified back pack and I started the steam engine. The puttering of the faulty machine worried me, but it was normal. After this I should have enough money to get another one. 
 
 I started running and finally pulled the rope attached to my backpack, fully thrusting me off the ground and into the clear, blue sky. As I scouted around the castle I could really see and all the damage that's been done. I guess it makes sense for a dragon to be here, as I started heading toward the top of the tower I pulled out my sword. It was n't very big, but it was in a shape that got underneath the dragons scales. It is also coated with poison to ensure death. 
 
 I suddenly pulled the rope as I was a few meters above the tower and I started gliding down, with the steam engine no longer supporting me. I landed and observed the top of the tower, there was n't too much to see, but it was mainly to prepare myself. I need a break before each and every mission to come up with a plan. I decided that I would scout out the princess, get her first and try to escape. Worst case scenario she dies, so I had to ensure her life over killing the dragon. 
 
 I started walking down the cobble stone steps and peeked down. There was nothing. It was a huge empty room... I walked around in said room for a good 15 minutes before tripping on a fairly big log. 
 
 `` Who's there?!'' I hear someone say. 
 
 Wait, it is n't just me? It's incredibly hard to see in this pitch dark castle but I recognized the figure. The voice also sounded familiar. `` Princess, is that you?'' 
 
 `` Uhhm, no I'm not the princess I'm uhh..'' The girls voice started to fade until I could no longer hear her muttering. I slowly started touching the person and felt silk. `` Hey! What do you think you're doing?!'' 
 
 Yeah this is the princess. 
 
 `` Where's the dragon?'' I asked casually. 
 
 `` A dragon? Ohh you mean the dragon that kidnapped me.'' She has given up on hiding her identity `` Well it's not real, I just ran away from home because my dad does n't recognize me...'' 
 
 `` So basically I walked almost half a continent just to hear you say that you have daddy issues?'' 
 
 `` Why did n't you just take a steam train?'' 
 
 `` Oh princess, I suppose you do n't understand what a budget is. I'm running low on money and ca n't afford that. That's why I even took up this quest.'' 
 
 `` Oh..'' 
 
 `` Anyway, you say you do n't want to be a princess?'' 
 
 `` Yep!'' She said like someone finally understood her. If she's not royalty and she has a lot of money. I think I'll just take it and ditch. I quickly kicked her lightly to make her fall over and grabbed her purse. Which felt loaded. I did n't look back after hearing her scream and cry. It does n't matter, I'm getting money for this quest either way.
