as the king rode through the village he noticed the idiot followed by a pack of feral dogs.
he told the captain of the guard to force the idiot to leave as visiting dignitaries would be coming next week.
later in the day the idiot was killed by soldiers when he resisted their attempt to force him to leave.
the idiot tried to explain that he had to take care of his crippled mother who was very ill.
the idiot tried to explain that his father had been a soldier and died in service to the king.
to no avail.
the next day the princess was playing in the forest next to the castle.
she was picking flowers for the dignitaries when the pack of feral dogs tore her to pieces.
for they had not been fed.
by their former master the idiot.