Thistyl Ruun
(Image rendered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o 2025 April) I think he would. And I think he would speak very quietly. A Note from Thistyl Ruun Mirrorborn Fox, Companion to the Priestess of Bast Good evening, little lanterns. You have perhaps seen me at the edge of a page, or heard my paws before you noticed my name. That is all right. Foxes are not offended by being discovered slowly. There is a habit among travelers to believe that every crossroads demands an immediate choice. I have wandered long enough to know that this is rarely so. Sometimes the wisest step is to sit upon a moss-covered stone and listen until the forest remembers your name. Do not hurry your becoming. The oak does not apologize for taking a century. The river does not apologize for bending around the mountain. The stars do not apologize for arriving only after sunset. Why should you? If you have come to this little community seeking certainty, I have none to sell. If you have come seeking companions for the road, then perhap...