At this point in my book, there is some hilarious satire on the Church. While traveling home, the Boss comes across a group of pilgrims who are traveling to worship at a blessed fountain guarded by monks. Stupid, Monty-python-like Monks. The Boss tags along, but before arriving, finds out that the water has suddenly dried up! Now, he has to make some plot to again convince the subjects that he has magic powers by bringing the water back. He calls up some of the people he has educated back in Camelot and they immediately set out to bring the proper tools.
The Boss arrives at the holy shrine to find some not too flattering representatives of the Church. The monks are kind, but ignorant and gullible. All of the monks knew there was a well feeding the spring, but no one thought to check if there was something wrong with the well. Instead, they called in Merlin to perform magic and begin to beg the Boss for help. Right away, he realizes there is a leak and knows how to fix it. As soon as his cronies arrive, they quickly complete the task then focus on tricking everyone into believing there was magic. They put on a great show and, even after demonstrating to some of the monks how to work a pump to keep the well working, all of the men believe that, by the Grace of God, the Boss has magically restored their spring. Right....
The entire book so far has been hilarious, and I can't help but draw parallels to other King Arthur Themed Satires - Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and more recently, the musical Spamalot. I love Monty Python (my best friend got me a Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrgggggh for my birthday), and the way this book makes fun of the classic adventure story is very similar. For entertainment purposes, I have a link to part of the movie in my first paragraph and I am including a link from the musical as well. Enjoy.
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