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though; I didn't want to sit on a flower that used to be
somebody important or anything like that. After about fif-
teen minutes I found a spot that looked all right, and I started
to sit down. Unfortunately, I'd forgotten I was wearing the
sword; it got tangled up in my legs and I sort of fell over.

Somebody giggled. I looked around and didn't see any-
one, so I decided to get untangled first. I straightened my

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legs out and sat up, making sure the swordbelt was out of
the way this time. Then I took a second look around. I still
didn't see anyone, but the same somebody giggled again.

"Sir or madam orтАФ" I stopped. What was the proper
honorific for something that wasn't male or female? I was
pretty sure there was one, but I couldn't remember it.

"Oh, don't bother," said a high squeaking voice. "I never
cared much for all that fancy stuff."

I still didn't see anyone. "Forgive my stupidity, but I
can't seem to find where you are," I said.

The giggle came again. "Down here, silly."

I looked down and jumped. A little gold lizard was sitting
right next to my hand. He was about twice as long as my
middle finger, and half of that was tail. "Hey, watch it!"
he said. "You might hurt someone if you keep jumping
around like that. Me, for instance. You big people are so
careless."

"I'm very sorry," I said politely.

The lizard lifted his head. "You are? Yes, you are! How


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amazing. Who are you, anyway?"

"My name is Daystar," I said, bowing slightly. It was a
little awkward from a sitting position, but I managed. Being
polite to a lizard felt peculiar, but there are only two rules
of behavior in the Enchanted Forest: Don't take anything
for granted, and be polite to everyone. That's if you don't
live there; the inhabitants have their own codes, which it's