nce upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived an Ordinary Farmboy, who was unremarkable in every way, except for a a Strange sense of Humour, and a Personal Legend. (that had something to do with becoming a Paladin.)
    One day, whilst in a busy marketplace, he met a Visiting Princess, who was armed only with a rogueish Wink and a charming Smile. Naturally, as this is a Fairy Tale, he fell madly in Love with her. Through her, he learnt that Magic exists, and that Life must be Lived to the fullest, in the Quest of one's Personal Legend. (Whether she learnt anything from him though is a question the wisest sages will never know.)
    Unfortunately, as the Princess ruled in another Realm, she had to return to her world all too soon, and hence Nothing worth Scribing down really ever Happened. (Except for a Moment's Midsummer Madness, but that is another Story.) Part of this was the Farmboy's fault, because he felt (since everyone around him told him so, and that dreams were for children) that a Princess is a Princess, and a Farmboy is only a Farmboy, and everyone knows that Farmboys and Princesses just -don't- get along.
   After the Princess had vanished from his life, the Farmboy moped about for a while, before deciding to be Sensible and forget the meaning of Magic, and to put his Personal Legends away and get on with the business of Growing Up and tending to the Farm. And so he lived, for the Longest Time, but he never really managed to forget the Magic, or the Princess, and his Personal Legends never quite died away.
  One day, whilst looking for a Chicken in the Corral (which is a very strange thing to do, as chickens do not live in corrals), a faerie appeared out of the blue and asked him what his name meant. Naturally, this startled (and maybe even scared, a little) the Farmboy, (since one does not meet Faeries everyday, and certainly not in corrals) but he felt -compelled- to Speak to her anyway, for such is the way with Love. Her name was Elendryll, and she was armed with two beautiful eyes, a wonderful, warm laugh, and a mysterious felt-tipped quarter staff - for she was a warrior-Elf. And she -Was- Magic, and she somehow reawakened his Personal Legends, and banished the Darkness, because she Believed in him unlike Everyone else.
    To this day, the Farmboy is still seeking to become a Paladin, and the story is still being written, so it does not have an End. And God willing, it never will.