Manual of Other Beings

What will the royal court do when they first see you?
The Royal Court of Other Beings have been known to ignore the lucky traveler, for their gaze can be unsettling. They might consume you as a soup, leash you for their children's amusement, or send you to the barren hills to starve you until your bones are brittle and delicious with woe. 
The grease of those that have come before you coat the pots of the kitchens of the Other Beings. You won't last long before you become a blessed meal.
You will taste the desperation of those that have worn the muzzle before as the children train you do their favorite tricks over and over until they become bored.
Time will sap your strength, and the lichen, while flavored by the woe of those already consumed, will not nourish you. Slowly, you will become a delectable morsel.