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Preface

Sword, Tea and Tale is a piece of Player Created Fiction written by Herko Kerghans as one of his many Children's Tales. Originally published in the EVE-online forums [1].

Sword, Tea and Tale

Many, many autumns ago... Sword, Tea and Tale met in the deepest forest of the Fuukiuvesta Mountains... far, far away, far away back Home.

First spoke Sword: -Of Steel I am, forged in Fire. Blood for my thirst; Flesh for my hunger. The Body belongs to me.

Second spoke Tea: -I come form Earth, made from Water. I punish distraction with death. The Mind I will take.

Last spoke Tale: -I am made from breath: Air and Fire. I travel mouth to mouth, I set hearts ablaze. The Soul, that's where I'll dwell.

And so...

...since that day, you travel to places of rocks and lakes to find the Blade Master, and for his knowledge you risk scars and limbs.

...since that day, you climb high mountains to meet the Tea Master, and Death you drink, and his wisdom, from a hot cup.

...and since that day the Tale Master wanders around, never seen twice at the same place, setting souls on fire.

From ”16 autumn stories to share with our children”, YR98, Lai Dai Press (reprinted with permission)