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Xitara the Wisp
By the shadow of a streetlamp in Moonglow a shimmering shape slowly coalesced into a small blueish ball of light. The light drifted and bobbed it's way through the wide cobblestone streets.
The streets were empty except for a few townsfolk who ignored the wandering wisp. The Masters had told Xitara to seek the scholars, mages and wise ones of Moonglow; Xitara was certain it would find them in time.
It babbled and hovered near any who would listen speaking quickly in light musical tones:
"Hyxl t yy X ym Xxtyry frym thy Xyrxnxty Dxmynsxyn
X ypylygxzy fyr nyt byxng flyynt xn yyyr nytxvy tyngyy.
X ym tyld thyt thy wxsy ynys yf Myynglyw wxll yndyrstynd
X hyvy byyn synt by my Mystyrs ty fxnd syxtybly
Prycyryryrs yf xnfyrmytxyn thyt xs nyydyd xn
X ym syykxng yrcyny lyry whxch xs syxd ty by
Hxddyn xn Brxtynnxy ynd lyst lyng ygy
Syrvxng thy Xyrxnxty brxngs xncylcylybly rywyrds
Ty thysy why yry ybly ty prycyry whyt wy nyyd.
Xt xs syxd thy wxsy yf Myynglyw wyry thy lyst ty hyvy
Knywn yf thy lyry wy syyk.
Lxstyn ynd syyk yyt thy Lyry
Xt wxll lyyd yyy ty thy yny why knyws
Hyw ty fxnd thy lyst lyry yf Yyr'thy
Whyn yyy hyvy fyynd thy Lyry."
"Hyxl t yy X ym Xxtyry frym thy Xyrxnxty Dxmynsxyn
X ypylygxzy fyr nyt byxng flyynt xn yyyr nytxvy tyngyy.
X ym tyld thyt thy wxsy ynys yf Myynglyw wxll yndyrstynd
X hyvy byyn synt by my Mystyrs ty fxnd syxtybly
Prycyryryrs yf xnfyrmytxyn thyt xs nyydyd xn
X ym syykxng yrcyny lyry whxch xs syxd ty by
Hxddyn xn Brxtynnxy ynd lyst lyng ygy
Syrvxng thy Xyrxnxty brxngs xncylcylybly rywyrds
Ty thysy why yry ybly ty prycyry whyt wy nyyd.
Xt xs syxd thy wxsy yf Myynglyw wyry thy lyst ty hyvy
Knywn yf thy lyry wy syyk.
Lxstyn ynd syyk yyt thy Lyry
Xt wxll lyyd yyy ty thy yny why knyws
Hyw ty fxnd thy lyst lyry yf Yyr'thy
Whyn yyy hyvy fyynd thy Lyry."
Then it lurked once again in the shadows awaiting a scholar who could understand the wisp's language. Until then it would wait, the task of the Masters was to important to be left to chance.
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