'is all a washed up fairy tale!", the guard begins to lament. "I have not seen Lord Alexedrik do any of these things - All he ever accomplishes is to eat dried fruit from morning until evening while his demented goblin creature slaps his thighs to some weird tune they're both whistling!"
Seeing the misery and suffering of the speaker a fellow guard takes him aside. "It is alright, brother! We all struggle after the departure of our King Menedrask and we all cry for him to return some day! Let us take a walk around the castle to ease your mind."