“Backgammon?” the sphinx sat down, a look of dismay passing through her face and making way for an expression that was positively peeved.
“I do not play backgammon. Do these paws look like they could play backgammon?” Of course, as she had to admit to herself, she could easily turn into a shape better suited for the game, but that was entirely beside the point.
“No, I will not play backgammon”, Sphix continued, refusing to stop to consider her words. “And I will ask you riddles if I want to, and only if I want to, whether you are the world’s greatest guesser, or the worst guesser history has ever seen. And it is your lucky day, because I do not feel like asking you a riddle now. Even though you have trespassed my territory.”
“Instead, I’ll ask you a simple question.” The sphinx nodded towards the locked door behind the woman. “What is in that room?”
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“I do not play backgammon. Do these paws look like they could play backgammon?” Of course, as she had to admit to herself, she could easily turn into a shape better suited for the game, but that was entirely beside the point.
“No, I will not play backgammon”, Sphix continued, refusing to stop to consider her words. “And I will ask you riddles if I want to, and only if I want to, whether you are the world’s greatest guesser, or the worst guesser history has ever seen. And it is your lucky day, because I do not feel like asking you a riddle now. Even though you have trespassed my territory.”
“Instead, I’ll ask you a simple question.” The sphinx nodded towards the locked door behind the woman. “What is in that room?”