To his dying day, Ragnar The Bold would never forget the sight that greeted his small war band upon at last emerging from the bone-strewn labyrinth. There, in the heart of the monster's lair, the chieftain's daughter, Helga, her handmaids -- every female who had been abducted or had otherwise disappeared within the last three moons -- were gathered around the fire-breathing beast, paying eager, rapt attention to his every word as the Great Dragon taught them how to read.