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A long time ago, in a kingdom far, far away, there was 

a little street in a small village called Wellington, and 

that little street was called Wellington way. A small 

handful of people had a special gift of some kind. 

Some had more courage than others, some more 

creative, and some stronger than everyone else. 

Those people lived on Wellington Way. While they 

were the most helpful residents in the village, 

everyone who was not gifted despised them, and 

became jealous. 

 One day, trolls attacked, coming out of the 

forest in hoards, so the villagers offered up the 

Gifted to appease the trolls, save the village, 

and get rid of the residents of Wellington Way, 

all at once, and the trolls accepted their offer 

and took the Gifted back to their lair. There was 

nothing to be done, because no one wanted to 

do anything. Except...what the villagers didn't 

know was that the youngest Gifted, age ten, 

had been out collecting nuts and berries at the 

time of the invasion and was left behind. 

When she returned to the village, everyone was 

shocked to see her, once they realized who she was. 

Her name was Kaylee Pax, and she had been gifted 

with great wisdom, far beyond her years. So when she 

heard of what the villagers had done, she immediately 

set out for the Trolls lair, wearing boy's clothing for 

easier travel. She had one problem, however. The way 

to the lair of the trolls was across a small desert called 

Kycinth, and to get there, she'd have to pass by the 

famous Sphinx of Kycinth.

She walked and walked and walked, until finally, she 

reached the dreaded Sphinx. It was a large cat made of 

stone, with the head of a man. "Hello!" She called out, 

once she saw that it's eyes were open, watching her. 

They stared at each other in silence until it spoke. "You 

must solve this riddle in order to pass; What has a 

mouth but doesn't speak, runs but has no legs, and has 

a bed but doesn't sleep?" 

  Kaylee thought hard for a moment before answering. 

"The answer is a river." She declared, heart pounding. 

Again there was silence. Then...

  "You may pass." Said the Sphinx. Once again, Kaylee 

was on her way to rescue the kidnapped villagers. Soon, 

she reached a tall structure made of gray stone. It had 

to be the place. 

But the doors were locked! So Kaylee had to lie 

down in the sand behind a dune and wait for 

someone to open the door. She was not 

disappointed, and a few minutes later, two 

trolls came through the gates running and 

screaming, an angry camel close behind. As 

curious as she was as to what would happen to 

them, Kaylee knew she had to keep going and 

rushed through the gate before it closed.   But 

she'd need a diversion...Thoughtfully, she 

stared at the small group of camels tied up in 

the corner and grinned.

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