....When he was at home and not completely preoccupied with his armor, the knight usually delivered monologues on his exploits. Juliet and Christopher were seldom able to get a word in edgewise. When they did, the knight shut it out either by closing his visor or by abruptly going to sleep.
....One day, Juliet confronted her husband. "I think you love your armor more than you love me."
...."That's not true," answered the knight. "Didn't I love you enough to rescue you from that dragon and set you up in this classy castle with wall-to-wall stones?"
...."What you loved," said Juliet, peering through his visor so that she could see his eyes, "was the idea of rescuing me. You didn't really love me then, and you don't really love me now."
...."I do love you," insisted the knight, hugging her clumsily in his cold, stiff armor and nearly breaking her ribs.
...."Then take off that armor so that I can see who you really are!" she demanded.
...."I can't take it off. I have to be ready to mount my horse and ride off in any direction," explained the knight.
...."If you don't take off that armor, I'm taking Christopher, getting on my horse, and riding out of your life."
....Well, this was a real blow to the knight. He didn't want Juliet to leave. He loved his wife and his son and his classy castle, but he also loved his armor because it showed everyone who he was - a good, kind, and loving knight. Why didn't Juliet realize that he was any of these things?
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