Look into It
The speaker nods. "Truly you are wise," he says, "as, indeed, are all of sphinxkind. We cannot divine the cause of these marks, and we cannot tell how many of us will eventually be crippled by theirs. Thus, we throw ourselves upon your mercy, great one, in hopes that you will find our poor troubles to be a puzzle worthy of your abilities."
The speaker waits for you with no evidence of impatience, as you swallow a particularly delectable chunk of meat, then thoroughly lick your face and hands and arms clean, before you reply: "I will look into this matter. I shall begin by speaking to those of your people who are marked, starting with those whose marks are the strongest."
Written by Catprog & Cubist on 18 October 2010