stockton later wrote "the discourager of hesitancy," a follow-up to "the lady, or the tiger?" that begins with five travelers visiting the kingdom to discover what the accused man in that story found behind the door he chose. an official tells them a second story, of a prince who had come to the kingdom to find a wife. instead of allowing him to see any available ladies, the king had him immediately taken to guest quarters and summoned attendants to prepare him for a wedding to be held the next day. one attendant introduced himself as the discourager of hesitancy and explained that his job was to ensure compliance with the king's will, through the subtle threat of the large "cimeter" (scimitar) he carried.