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They dance and sway with eerie grace,

Their shadows flicker out of place.

The moon,it seems, is always full,

It casts a pall upon the skulls,

That line the paths, like gates of bone,

With hollow eyes, and lives unknown.

If you dareto enter the court,

Beware, for everything is deeply fraught,

The fae here hold a deadly desire,

To ensnare you and steal your fire.

So heed my warning,mortal soul,

And cautious wander to the bole,

To seek the Court of Shadows, where the Fae,

Play games of darkness, night and day.”

"So poetic,"I said.

Ryze leaned over the map, beside Khala.

"If I didn't know better, I'd think they were suggesting we ask a tree for the answers. I've gone over that bit in my head a thousand times."

"To seek the Court of Shadows," Cavan read. "As if they're alive, they somehow speak."

"Trees don't talk," Vayne said. "How are they going to have any answers?"

"There's more than one way to speak," Khala pointed out.

"Yes there is," Ryze agreed.

"What does the other map say?" Cavan asked.

Ryze pulled out the other map. He unrolled it and placed it beside the first.

Cavan shook his head slightly and read:

"In the Court of Dreams,fairies dance,

Their hearts aflutter in a wild trance,

The moonlight beams upon their faces,

As they swirl in ethereal paces.

The night isalive with faerie magic,

A place where dreams become fantastic,

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