The Same and Simple Answer

The smoke coiled about her, the shadows of shapes swirling in the corners of her vision. Two silver slits appeared above her and spread into a pair of shining eyes. _"So you would know that most elusive secret, mortal?"_ the voice seeped from all angles and chilled her ears as the words poured into her skull. _"So you would know yourself?"_ "Yes, Great Dragon of Delphi, I would know what I want the most. I've travelled far, I've fulfilled all the trials on the journey to the temple, I've -" _"Enough. I care not what you have done. Others set those trials, not me. I give to all who think they wish to know."_ The mist poured into her eye sockets, freezing as it went. She no longer saw the cave, she saw a crowd, faces of friends and family, smiling, cheering. There were a thousand moments crushed together into a single sentiment. _We approve of you._ The vision ended. She gasped and crumpled to the cold floor. "That's it? That's all I want? But it's so petty." The dragon sighed as another mortal fled her sight.