Cleo hissed at the man holding her mistress and sank her teeth into his leg. “Ow!” shrieked the man, dropping Isis. “Serves you right, you big bully,” said Isis, scooping up Cleo and stroking her fur. “Gather round, men!” King Arthur shouted. Tom, Isis and Al were standing among the group of would-be knights that had assembled in a grassy clearing. Tom whispered in Isis’s ear. “It was brave of you to stand up to such a meany, but next time think before you start hurling insults at people. No wonder you got into so much trouble with Anubis!” Isis swirled her cloak regally over her shoulder. “A princess can say whatever she wants.” “Shh!” Tom said. “Right now, you’re a boy, trying out to become a knight. Got it?” King Arthur beckoned everyone to him. “Come closer!” They all shuffled forward so that even the men standing at the back could hear the king’s deep, rich voice. “To sort the true knights from the lily-livered hopefuls, there will be a series of contests,”
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