The Shaman Has Appeared!
The prairie dog waits for you at every turn, never wandering far from your side. You travel together for an indeterminate amount of time, enjoying each other’s company in the otherwise desolate maze. Occasionally you can hear the sounds of other creatures lurking on the other side of the hedges, but none appear to threaten you. And when the rodent finally stops, it places a tiny paw against your front cannon, blinking up at you with its dark eyes. A cough sounds from behind you, and the prairie dog disappears into the maze.
“So, you’ve made it to the center of the maze,” the Shaman says in his lilting voice, standing in the path you just came from. “You’ve even made a friend. Now all you have left is 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.”
“So, you’ve made it to the center of the maze,” the Shaman says in his lilting voice, standing in the path you just came from. “You’ve even made a friend. Now all you have left is 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.”
@Seraphina
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!
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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