In the midst of this hubbub, Princess Nell saw a dark knight sitting on a 
black horse, paging through one of these books. Without further ado, she 
spurred her horse forward and
drew her sword. She slew him in single combat, right there in the middle of the 
marketplace, and the book-sellers simply backed out of their way and ignored 
them as Princess Nell and the dark knight hacked and slashed at each other. 
When the dark knight fell dead and Princess Nell sheathed her sword, the 
commotion closed in about her again, like the waters of a turbulent river 
closing over a falling stone.