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The Dog and The Dragon

"This story," Wit said, "is a meaningless one. You must not search for a moral. It isn't that kind of story, you see. It's the other kind of story." The Cryptic held up a flute, and Kaladin recognized it. "Your flute!" he said. "You found it?" "This is a dream, idiot," Wit said. "It's not real." "Oh," Kaladin said. "Right." "I'm real!" the Cryptic said with a musical, feminine voice. "Not imaginary at all! Unfortunately, I am irrational! Ha ha!" She began to play the flute, moving the fingers along it - and while soft music come out, Kaladin wasn't certain what she was doing to produce the sounds. She didn't have lips. "This story," Wit said, "is called 'The Dog and the Dragon.' " "The ... what and the what?" Kaladin said. "Or is this not the part where I speak yet?" "You people," Wit said. "A dog is a...