Everyone at the Drumline Castle knew the legend of how the she-brown-snake saved the Patriarch's life. The man was facing a powerful opponent in the Flaming Realms's Betrothal Contest. The opponent's Special Ability allowed him to shape shift, turning into a humanoid demon-like scary monster.
The Patriarch did everything but could not even injure the thing, let alone hope to kill it and get out the Colosseum. That's when he remembered his useless Replica. The she-brown-snake was small and he had never used her in a battle since she was weak. But at the moment, the thin she-brown-snake found her way into the opponent's ear, screwing everything inside his head.
With that, the Patriarch survived the powerful opponent, received a beautiful wife and a place to call his home. His realm.
... And no friend of his remained in slavery after that.
'Oh gods!'