The Harlequin by @Worm (Chris Watson)
"He still visits my dreams, although he has nothing new to say. Still he talks in riddles, offering me the power I need, but do not want, urging me to enter the land of lies in search of two of the eight stones. I do not know if he speaks to me in English or Russian, or if the Jester I see is his true appearance. I cannot trust him, but I begin to run short of options..."
...but...but... don't you see? She's not there! She's in the body of a man... so she's not there... and no, I din't say anything about fish... really, no.