A little shining mote of golden light stands beneath a sea-borne behemoth as it groans, its roar turned sullen and defeated. The monster lowers itself down, beholding its opponent with one massive eye.

“You’ve stopped attacking! Does this mean you’ve come to your senses?!” the little golden figure shouts up at it.

The beast whimpers. Before it stands Aenore Eudoia, chosen of the Light, a radiant blonde princess clad in gleaming golden armor.

“I’m sorry I had to hurt you!” she calls, her voice bright with concern despite the battle still fresh around her. “But you were going to stomp on people and eat them!”

She raises one hand. Holy light pulses from her palm, warm and gentle, washing over the beast’s wounds until its pain is soothed.

“Now turn around and go back into the sea, please! And don’t knock over anybody’s boats! Okay?!” the princess commands.

The creature groans, then turns back whence it came.

The victorious princess watches as the lumbering mass carefully avoids the ships in the bay before softly submerging beneath the waves. Her beautiful unicorn mount trots up beside her, witnessing the sight with a satisfied snort.

“He was probably just hungry, poor thing,” Aenore says to her equine companion. “But all the people of Everbright could jump into his mouth and they’d only be a little snack for him.”

Her sword slides back into its sheath.

“Well…” The blonde princess turns to her unicorn with a grin. “Should we go back to the castle? We could probably both use a bath after that!”

The unicorn nods.