Choose your own path pt8
#9 of Choose your own
Trying to compose your dignity after such a rough time through the left door, you gather yourself together and walk past the elf to the door far opposite the one you first entered through. The elf shows no reaction to this, and does not say anything as you walk down this new path.
Amusingly, or not so amusingly, this path has the same left, right, left right kinks as before, and you are beginning to get annoyed at why this place must turn so.After about ten minutes or so you come to yet another room, but this one is different.
It's only a small chamber compared to the elf's with a door at the far end, but in the way is quite an annoying obstacle.
"I thought the race of the sphinx had become extinct long ago." You say, having to look up slightly to the half lion half elf creature. She chuckles at your statement.
"You thought wrongly, young one. We merely, moved elsewhere. I take it by your entrance here you seek the treasure downstairs?"
"It's pointless denying it." You nod reluctantly, the sphinx smiles.
"You seem to know how this goes, but I can never resist saying it. I will ask you a riddle, you may walk away without saying anything. If you guess wrong I will attack you, you guess correctly, you may proceed." Are you ready?"
"Be honest." You reply," How can anyone really be ready for this?"
The creature chuckles, and begins reciting.
"First in psycho, but not in portion." Oh crap.
"Second you know, in Divine Proportion." Oh this was bad.
"Third, not a noun, but what makes a noun that."Maybe you could start running now.
"And last is in sixth, but never in tat." *sighs*
"Now tell me young elfling, fair and tall.The answer to the riddle, the fairest of all."
You stand there, shocked and amazed at the sphinx, who lies back down, pawing the ground, ever watching you as you sit and think.
Answer, or run.