The penultimate bingo fill

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Here is a Trenta-Sei for the "beginning a quest square" on the Public Activities Card for Fresh Starts Bingo Fest. This was a long and rather involved poem, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Hunting for Knowledge
a trenta-sei

There was a young maiden
who lived by the lake.
She was told to stay hidden
for safety's sake.
Alas, she loved adventure
and so rejected all censure.

Who lived by the lake
but a scholarly elf.
Ze longed to study a drake
though was reluctant to set out by zerself.
One day ze met the maiden fair
and they set out together, an unlikely pair.

She was told to stay hidden
and ze preferred to be alone.
The lass didn't do as bidden
and ze decided knowledge was worth leaving zer house of stone.
The two gathered supplies and were soon mountain bound
for they had heard that was the most common place for a drake to be found.

For safety's sake
maiden and elf stuck close together.
They helped each other make
a most secure shelter.
Being prone to caution, the elf thought they should have a plan.
The maiden joined in with great reluctance as the brainstorming began.

Alas, she loved adventure
and with all the confidence of youth
she told her partner, bright-eyed and cocksure,
that she was heading out to find the truth
about whether drakes really hoarded gold
or if that was just a fairy tale of old.

And so rejected all censure
as the elf begged her to stay.
To zer preference the girl used to defer,
although she bid zer health and good luck as she went on her merry way.
As the elf watched the girl embark upon her quest,
ze used the time to rethink zer plan, and catch a little rest.