The Shaman Has Appeared!
The bird begins to hop and chatter in excitement, pacing back and forth along the bank as you approach. Its bright eyes glint menacingly, but it keeps its distance as you make your way out of the water. For a moment it stills, eyes locked upon your own as its jabbering fades and its frenzied movements come to a halt.
In the spacing between two heartbeats, it disappears, leaving behind nothing but mist in its wake.
“So, you’ve made it to the center of the maze,” the Shaman says in his lilting voice from behind you, seemingly unaffected by the frigid water as he stands fetlocks-deep. “You’ve made it past my friends and their tricks. All that remains is for you to answer my riddle. Get it right, and what once was lost may again be found—get it wrong, and I will leave you here to face the Maze once again, without my guidance.
“Answer me this:
“This thing repeats, no man ever yet did see,
it never was but is always to be.
From Orien’s first breath to Caligo’s great dark,
Birthed from nothing and returning thenceforth.
It leaves behind a single sign:
the passing of the sun across the sky.”
In the spacing between two heartbeats, it disappears, leaving behind nothing but mist in its wake.
“So, you’ve made it to the center of the maze,” the Shaman says in his lilting voice from behind you, seemingly unaffected by the frigid water as he stands fetlocks-deep. “You’ve made it past my friends and their tricks. All that remains is for you to answer my riddle. Get it right, and what once was lost may again be found—get it wrong, and I will leave you here to face the Maze once again, without my guidance.
“Answer me this:
it never was but is always to be.
From Orien’s first breath to Caligo’s great dark,
Birthed from nothing and returning thenceforth.
It leaves behind a single sign:
the passing of the sun across the sky.”
@Bexley
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Happy writing!
You may write your character interacting with the Shaman, but please pm your response to the Random Events account! Title the pm as “RIDDLE—Character Name.” You have until Sunday, August 6th to get your answer pm sent! Your IC may be made during that time or after the winner is selected. If multiple correct answers are received, a dice roll may be used to decide who the winner is.
Happy writing!
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