You can learn of the rules here. I felt this story deserved a title at this point. None of the members of the group suggested a continuance, so I moved it forward. A second story will occur on Fridays starting this week or next.
There were three green bands with three green men on three green rocks who each juggled three green swords. They juggled with such skill that not a one of them was cut and not a one of them broke into a sweat. Though surely flesh and blood, these three beings might as well have been automatons.
Elowyn's father watched as this marvel went on. He was reluctant to break their concentration, but he had not run into another in many days, and these folks seemed to hopefully know the answer. He was quiet for a time, hoping that they would take a break, and he could answer them. But they did not stop.
Finally, he could stand it no more, and asked, "Excuse me, but have you seen my daughter Elowyn?"
"We have not." They answered as one.
Dejected, the man sighed and started to walk off. But then he remembered what the Wren had called her. "Wait. She is also called by the name Elowyn Wisp."
The three men smiled and and sighed with such delight that their swords flew up and out to the four winds, landing upright in the ground around them.
"So beautiful." said the first.
"So wise." said the second.
"So kind." said the third.
"Yes, we saw her." They pointed to the east. "Not less than one day past."
"Wonderful!" The man said and thanked the sword jugglers and ran to the east.
For six days and six nights he walked on and saw nothing, but on the night of the sixth night, he saw six blue bands and six blue monkeys juggling six blue wands while they wore six blue hats with such skill as they put the three men juggling the three swords to shame. They did not stop, and they did not speak, but simply smiled and juggled the wands between them on the top of the six blue bands.
Again the man waited but again his patience could not abide and he asked. "Have you seen my daughter Elowyn?"
They simply shook their heads.
"Elowyn Wisp?"
The delight at hearing her name called all the monkeys to hoot and howl with delight and all their wands flew to the four winds, and thunder and lightning and fire and tides and wind and earthquakes shattered the land all about, but the monkeys did not care.
"So wise." said the first.
"So beautiful." said the second.
"So kind." said the third.
The other three nodded in agreement and said, "We have seen her. She passed by here not more than day passed. Best of luck!"
The man thanked the monkeys and ran onward.
And for nine days he continued to the east, and saw nothing. The land was bleak and soon the woods faded, and the hills turned flat, and even the wind stopped. There was nothing but bleakness as far as the eye could see, and just when the Man was despondent and could go no farther he saw a menagerie of nine bears, nine lions and nine tigers on nine gold bands each juggling nine cups.
"What is this?" the man asked wondering how such a group was gathered together, and asked them, "Have you seen my daughter Elowyn?"
They shook their heads.
"Elowyn Wisp?"
The cups went all akimbo and run on the ground, filling the land with food and plants and seas and rivers as plenty filled the world around them.
"So wise." said the first.
"So beautiful." said the second.
"So kind." said the third.
"She came by here but one hour passed" and they pointed to the east.
Heart heartened, the man ran as fast as he could after his little girl.
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