There is an air of expectancy as all wait... and wait... for the next challenger. Sir Lars had acquitted himself spectacularly in the melee... Would his skill (and nerve) hold for the joust?
Thanks to his figure skating fame, Sir Lars knows the VALUE of a dramatic entrance...
He canters in, sporting a spectacular new golden HELMET...
Another Dramatic Moment as he removes his helmet...
...to salute Lady Bethany with unswerving eye contact for an interminable moment...
The preliminaries over, it is Lars who initiates the first charge!
In a clatter of hooves, Lady Bethany suddenly disappears from sight...
...in a brilliant move that has her narrowly escaping Lars' lance!
Undaunted, Lars wheels round and gathers Lightning on his haunches to charge again!
...which he does before Bethany can catch her breath!
A collective gasp shudders through the crowd at yet ANOTHER near miss!
But Sir Lars doesn't let UP!
Time and again, he almost HAS Lady Bethany!
Inevitably, however, his luck runs out...
His disappointment vanishes at her next words. High praise indeed!
Spectators SWORE he was singing happily as he limped from the arena...
Onwards to the FINAL contestant...
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