As their leader's words The Storyteller nodded and departed down a nearby empty. As he walked towards the exit, The Storyteller looked at the silver ring on his finger. "I wonder if you can hear us speak when we aren't trying to make our wish" The Storyteller said "I hope you can. The council promised to listen to my stories at the end of the meeting, but I think Sadron and Arandur have had enough of me for now. And that leaves just you...If you can even hear me, that is".
[i]'Well I can hear you, that's for sure'[/i] the voice chimed in [i]'Although I couldn't tell you if that elf girl your trying to talk to can hear you. The afterlife has never really been in my line of sight. But whether she's listening or not, I wouldn't mind listening too'[/i].
[i]'You again?'[/i] The Storyteller thought in response as he lowered his arm to his side [i]'...I thought you'd want to wait until I was done collecting stories'[/i].
[i]'A story or 2 now wouldn't hurt'[/i] the voice replied [i]'And besides, do you know how many empty pages are left in that book of mine? You're almost there, Storyteller. All you have to do is fill those pages and you can have [b]your[/b] story back'[/i].
[i]'Sounds simple enough'[/i] The Storyteller replied [i]'This next tale should fill up those pages nicely'[/i].
The voice chuckled darkly. [i]'The stories never end that simply'[/i] the voice replied [i]'Even with the potential size of this story, it won't be enough. There will still be a few empty pages. And this time, there are some new rules regarding the contents of these pages. Each of your companions has a story hidden within them. You might say they each serve as most diverting...[b]subplot[/b] to this grand tale you're about the embark upon. I want you to feature in the subplots in any capacity you can, from a sentence long cameo to completely upstaging the star of the subplot. It doesn't matter to me, just so long as you're mentioned before its resolution and that mention somehow aids in reaching the resolution. After that, I want you to record them like your supposed to. No other stories matter now. Only the grand tale and its subplots'[/i].
[i]'Why?'[/i] The Storyteller asked.
[i]'Yours is not to reason why, yours is but to do or die'[/i] the voice replied [i]'Now then, what about those stories you wanted to share?'[/i].