The Worm Ouroboros

"Thus saith the King: 'I therefore summon and command you, Juss, Spitfire, and Goldry Bluszco, to make haste and come to me in Witchland in my fortress of Carcë, and there dutifully kiss my toe, in witness before all the world that I am your Lord and King, and rightful overlord of all Demonland."

These words of Demonland's Ambassador to the lords of Witchland spark an epic journey that inspired many other great fantasy writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien.