Jane and the Dragon

Jane has her knight in training 'rescue the damsel' test. It is a difficult challenge that she must meet in order to carry on her apprenticeship as a knight. But the challenge becomes more so when Jane makes a pact with the King to protect her friend, Pepper. Jane must now complete the test successfully to stop the Prince raiding the kitchens and making Pepper's life impossible. But if she fails she has put her knighthood on the line - and must work in the kitchens herself. This is what the Prince wants, and what he wants, he is determined to get.

Dragon has a toothache and to the amazement of all falls for the tooth fairy story that Jane spins to get him to have his tooth pulled. But when Gunther steals his tooth so his father, the merchant, can sell the valuable item, Dragon discovers there is no tooth fairy at all. His pride is wounded and Jane must make up for the deception, make him feel better, and get him back believing in the story and her.

Jane's encouragement to Jester to do his impression of Ivon leads to Ivon challenging Jester to face saving duel. Jane is mortified, Jester is terrified and Jane's efforts to save her friend from public doom seem, well, doomed. But Jester has discovered that he can choose weapons and he chooses wit. If only Jane could have had more faith in her friend's ability to stand up for himself.

Dragon is feeling sick, very sick, with – oh the ignominy of it – a pig disease; curly tail. It is curable but the antidote is a difficult quest away. Jane of course volunteers for the quest and Theodore assigns Gunther to quest with her; they need to learn how to work as a team; two squires heading off in to the great unknown to save Dragon. Meanwhile, Dragon is proving a very difficult patient. There's nothing worse than a delirious Dragon feeling sorry for himself....

The annual ball is here but Jane is suffering under Gunther's jibes that she just isn't good enough to be a real knight. Her determination to prove him wrong involves a decision to give up going to the ball. Jane is disappointed, the Princess is hugely disappointed, but a flower thief is at work and Jane vows to capture him/her. Jane's friends provide a surprise substitute ball for her. And Jane she catches the thief - Gunther, who has to admit she is a worthy knight.

Dragon's clumsy playfulness has been causing a lot of problems in the castle and when he knocks a wall down it is the final straw. But Jane's rash defence of her friend has her inventing an offer to move to a castle where they love dragons. She is sure that her friends won't let them go - especially when they are made to realize just how useful and great dragon is. But everyone thinks that this 'offer' is what Jane really wants and so oh dear, she and Dragon's end up going through with leaving... only to return for Dragon to save Gunther and Jane to admit her little charade.