A Place to Rest...

You trudge through the mass of waving palm trees, feeling the warm sand between your feet. The Mystery Island festivities have been outrageously fun, but now you think it would be nice to simply relax in a nice, secluded spot on the beach. You just have to find a nice, secluded spot on the beach.
The long path between the trees forks in several places, and soon you have simply no idea where you are. You only hope the road doesn't lead you to a pack of ravenous lupes. Suddenly, you can hear the waves crashing against rocks, and then just as soon you have broken out of the copse of trees and into a tiny beach, blocked off from the main tourist's location. Yet you are not alone.
Sitting in front of you, serene and breathtaking, is what looks like a faerie uni. Yet at the same time she is unlike any faerie uni you have ever seen. Her coat gleams pure white, and her silver mane shines in the moonlight. Her wings are a delicate, palest blue, as well as her spiraling horn that grows to the heavens. Suddenly, the mare gives a little shudder and turns to you, with a pained, questioning look. Then, she smiles.
,"Ah," she says. Her voice is soft and kind, "I didn't think anyone would find me here. But, since it seems you have, do sit down." She points her snout toward a little rock quite near her. You sit. "Well, I might as well introduce myself. My name is Vereida, Feeler of Souls." You give her a questioning look. Vereida merely shakes her head. "All in due time. What is your name, new friend?" You tell her. "Ah, guest? A lovely name. You seem like a most amiable person." Although she smiles at you, she still looks hurt. Her eyes aren't happy. You ask what's wrong. "Wrong? Oh, nothing, nothing at all...well, that's a lie. Everything is wrong, but I don't quite...know how..." she looks at you curiously, "Would you like to hear my story, traveller?" You nod. "All right then," Vereida decides, "We begin." You listen.


A Curse, A Gift

Vereida considers you for a moment, her head cocked to one side. She opens her mouth as if to speak, then shakes her silver mane.
No, it would be too long to tell you the whole thing. A summary should suffice, I think." She recites to you a poem.

Come in, come in, I bid you.
Please come and rest with me.
I ask you to sit by me,
And keep me company.
To you I'm just a uni,
But be careful what you see.
Come in, come in, I bid you.
Please come and rest with me.

Would you like to hear my tale, new friend?
Do you want to read my story?
I warn you that it may be sad,
But never is it gory.
It starts with a plain mare, smart and sweet,
She always had good manners.
She read, behaved, and made good friends
And always was a planner.

Then one day a new wind blew.
A faerie had a quest,
And I did search the yonder blue.
I did my very best.
I looked all day, I looked all night
To find her precious object.
I almost gave up the impossible plight,
But that faerie I did so respect.

Finally then, I did succeed;
I gave the girl her gift.
Then in joy, the faerie decreed
My spirits she should lift.
She clapped her hands in epic glee;
The magic swelled about.
Yet then I was in agony.
The magic I did doubt.

And now my friend, I have discovered
The secret of her spell.
My own emotions are all covered
While I feel the whole world's Hell.
I feel the anger, pain, and sorrow
Of those all around me.
I do not look forward to tomorrow,
For pain is all that I see.

And though I started with regret,
Although I felt it was a burden,
Now I feel no love, I feel no shame
A curse, a gift, it's all the same.

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