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You have difficulty understanding what you see at first – a vertical column of morning mist has drifted into the temple. But as it crosses into the shadowed area, you see it more clearly – a flickering figure, indistinct. Its limbs are hazy, and its head is vague, insubstantial. Its height seems to vary - at one moment, at your waist, and at another moment, at your shoulder. You can see the patchwork deep blue flooring tiles through it, whatever it is. It drifts slowly towards you, warping and twisting with the breeze, and at first, you imagine it to be a shade escaped from Tartarus… But you reconsider once you remember that Palamedes, grandson of Poseidon, sees it as well.
<span class="mu-i">A daimon!</span>
But you’ve never seen or heard of such a divinity – one that refuses to take the shape of a mortal or beast, or travels in the shape of a manlike cloud. To be frank, you’re not sure what to make of it. Palamedes’ gold-flecked eyes are wide with alarm – and his feet are rooted to the spot.
The cloud comes to a halt perhaps five strides distant – shifting from side to side, but coming no closer. You have the vague impression of armlike protrusions gesticulating, but you hear nothing. In short – you are baffled and unsure how to proceed, or whether you might be in danger.
>Okay /qst/, this is something of a riddle in the vein of finding Achilles, and rather than a standard vote, I would like to test the troubleshooting powers of the players.
>What will Nikandros do? Write-ins only.
