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Found on a Great Skeleton during the Taste
of Twilight event.
Translated by Kuyiza bint Zayi .
Thy concerns are noted, my
old friend. I assure thee, this course was not chosen without all due
deliberation in Chalicemere. The Council, and the Steward, reached a rare
accord with the skulking Filinuvekta. It is dangerous to oppose the forces
of the Servant, true. I would be a fool if I pretended otherwise. Thou hast
asked me, "What price will the Firstborn pay this time, for the mere
promise of a return to power on the morrow?"
I tell you, and I pray you
hear with a generous heart, this manner of thinking is painfully
short-sighted. If the Servant succeeds, we shall suffer in the end. This is
no simple war for dominance he wages. Nay, it be a campaign to absorb all
things living. The Lords would tell you that their concern is solely the
preservation of mortals, for us to rule later. All they can see is the need
for a future kingdom. But do not delude yourself, as they do, that we who
walked when the Ice Throne held sway over half the world will survive long,
once the living are done away with. In this, at least, the Winds are
correct. It is in our best interest to stand against the Servant now, while
we do not yet stand alone.
I fought at Ayn Tayan,
brother. The Dark Spawn are ultimately mortal as any man. If one cuts them,
they will bleed. The blood is tarry, and withers the grass where it lands. I
saw much of it spilled over the course of those three endless days of
butchery. We held against the Spawns' weight of numbers, and though the
price was high for us, t'was a victory in the end. How the army cheered when
Anadil's spells toppled the Thorn!
He has come up from his dusty
crypt, you know. The greatest of the remaining Sand Kings has agreed to lead
the armies of the Lords once more. He gathers the forces of the Latzimestal
in the wastes, holding moot with our captains and the agents of Filinuvekta,
who walk far in dark places, and have seen and heard much which may assist
us.
Anadil has a great plan,
brother. I cannot speak of it, lest this message be somehow intercepted.
Come to us at Chalicemere. They shall tell thee of Anadil's rallying point,
and there I shall tell thee how the Darkness will be kept in check.
Until then, keep safe, and
hasten. The sun has dimmed, and now the stars begin to fall. |
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