02 - Knight Warrior

[radiantwingedone]

Characters: One albino sphinx and anyone who wants to chance getting mauled. get past o/
Location: Any street, every street
Time: aallll day
Style: Will follow what you start
Status: Open /o/

[ Planning on going somewhere by the easier roads today?

Might not be the best idea, questing ones and those just wandering around. There's a large, white, winged cat taking up seat in the middle. Large as a lion, the odd bit is besides the wings, that's not a cat's head, but Duke's.

He doesn't seem too bothered by the fact he's now a sphinx. In fact, there are a few bird feathers on the ground by his paws. He's discovered how easy it is to snack on flying things, and is now waiting for any travelers to want to pass. ]



((OOC: Duke will give difficulties (easy, medium, hard) and three chances to answer - you can ask two clarifying questions and give your answer, or answer earlier. PM, plurk, or aim me (@ AurianEnasni) if you're having trouble with answers. ))

Comments

[modernholmes]

[Conan approaches the sphinx with a deep scowl on his face. Really, this was such an inconvenience.]

Oi. You're blocking the road.

[radiantwingedone]

[ You're a small kid. Maybe even bite sized.

Duke drops down so he's a little closer to the boy's level, his tail flicking and curling about to his paws. ]

Could not be, if you answer something well.

[modernholmes]

What kind of answer?

[radiantwingedone]

A correct one. [ Lazy tail flick. ]

You can always find another path, if you do not wish to hear the question.

[modernholmes]

I'll listen to it.

[radiantwingedone]

[ That might almost have been a pleased purr like sound. ]

With the night I bring light,
With smaller size I gain power,
With strength I gain speed,
With metal I bring color,
What am I?

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda is rather irritated at having her path blocked. She puts a hand on her hip, her ear-wings fluttering.]

Excuse me, but would you mind moving over a bit?

[radiantwingedone]

[ Too bad, he's not interested in moving - although the ear-wings are somewhat fascinating to that cat part of him. He even settles more firmly, because cats are just like that. ]

Would you mind answering a question?

[zelda_hylia]

[Oh... no, that doesn't sound good. She's sure that she's heard legends of something like this before. She's not a chosen hero, can she answer this thing's question?]

Is something unfortunate going to happen to me if I get the wrong answer?

[radiantwingedone]

Depends. [ For all his face isn't that of a cat, this is a particularly cat like smile. ]

[zelda_hylia]

[It's exactly this sort of curiosity that gets Zelda in trouble in the first place, but she just has to hear his riddle!]

I'd like to hear it, at least.

[radiantwingedone]

[ This isn't the look of a smug cat, not at all. ]

Tall I am young
Short I am old
While with life I do glow
Your breath is my foe
What am I?

omg yaaay one I know =D;;

[zelda_hylia]

[She smiles pleasantly. Zelda doesn't hold the Triforce of Wisdom for nothing!]

A candle, of course.

XD Yaaaayyy /o/ I just have a list..

[radiantwingedone]

[ Another smile, but not so smug or overly catlike. A bit rusty - Duke himself doesn't smile very often. ]

And then favorable for you. [ He'll get up and sit on the side of the road now. ]

[zelda_hylia]

Are you being forced to sit here and give questions, sir?

[Zelda understands that compelling feeling to act out her role. She may or may not have lured a ship full of sailors to their doom earlier...]

[radiantwingedone]

Here is debatable. This location simply seemed to give the best cover in case any needed to flee. [ He's going to stretch and lie down now. Still watching, but. ]

As much as I have the feeling that it would enjoyable, I am not particularly interested in the less desirable outcome for those who seek to answer.

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Dragon vs sphinx, go! ]

Oh, hello there!

[radiantwingedone]

[ Darn, something that might not be worth the bother to eat. ]

Hello.

[ex_fintastic398]

Is there a reason you're sitting right there? I'd like to get by without walking over you, if you don't mind!

[radiantwingedone]

[ Tailflick. ]

I ask riddles; if you answer correctly, you get to move this path. There are always other paths, of course.

[ex_fintastic398]

A riddle? Hmmm!

[ She flexes her wings a bit, much like someone might roll their shoulders back while thinking. Finally she nods with great enthusiasm. ]

Alright! A riddle! I'll try one!

[radiantwingedone]

[ Slow cat-like smile, settling. ]

I come in darkness, but fill the mind with light.
I bring enlightenment to some, while gripping others in the hand of fear.
With me it can be a journey of inexplicable joy and sorrow.
What I will show you will often be unreachable.
Journey with me and what you see may haunt you.
Journey with me and you may never want to return home.
Journey with me and you will never know when it will end.
What am I?

[ex_fintastic398]

[ she hems and haws over it for a lot longer than she probably should, but doesn't really make any headway. Finally, she gives in, flatting her fins back against her head. ]

I don't get it! What are you?

[radiantwingedone]

[ His tail starts twitching a bit more like a cat who has spotted a mouse.

Some part of him says that jumping on the dragon is a bad idea, but the rest says that if she answers wrong, then she's dinner. The second is growing stronger. ]

Are you asking a clarifying question or giving up? [ It's rather important he knows this fine detail. ]

[ex_fintastic398]

I don't know, can I do that?