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@rowyn
Is a sphinx particularly likely to speak Arionaxi? That's not a question Cassie asks most of the beings she meets.

(I am curious about Blackpaw's acquaintance with the sphinx, but that could "just" be a datapoint on Blackpaw having a pre-Cassie existence.)

@kelkyag Cassie: "Haven't seen any other sphinxes in Rannoc. They were much more common in Quinaaxl. Didn't make him likely to speak Arionaxl, but more likely than most around here. Mostly asked because my Rannoc's pretty good but don't know as it's up to riddle-solving."

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@kelkyag @rowyn it does seem like riddle solving in a non-native language might be quite a bit more frustrating than the alternative!

@Satsuma @rowyn
This, very much so. Especially if it's a riddle that plays on words or uses local idioms.

@kelkyag @Satsuma Cassie: "Exactly! Riddles are often about words having multiple meanings. Even when it's analogies, the analogies might not make sense in direct translation. Don't know that I've got the skill with Rannoc to tell."

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