Cassiopeia's View Been underestimated my entire life

It was tempting to talk about how she and Wraen had found and named it together, creating the world, but Maia couldn't yet. The words were on the tip of her tongue and then died there, shriveling up as grief struck like a knife again. Not yet.

The first thing you have to deal with is the gate guardians. But if you tell them a joke that can make you laugh, they'll let you pass. Maia said, regaining her faltering smile as she imagined what she talked about. They are big and tall as trees, with branches too, so you can barely tell them apart. But they'll shake their branches if they approve. A tree chorus of laughter. She liked the thought of it. It almost could make a forest feel less lonely even if you were completely alone.

Then there's the dragons. For those it takes a special taming, and a story grand enough to earn their respect. You just have to make yourself seem as impressive as you can. They don't mind lies as long as the story is good. Stories were all kind of lies anyway, but in the best way.