1. In the beginning,
there was only the Primordial Mind.
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2. From this mind sprang
the whole of creation.
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3. The stars, the planets, life and death.
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4. But in time, the Mind
was divided against itself.
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5. Two fragments, the Radiant and the Dire,
thought and action,
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6. warred over creation
with irreconcilable ferocity.
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7. The Chaos of the Infinite followed.
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8. Kings, queens.
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9. Gods.
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10. Monsters.
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11. They all sought wisdom
in the shattered Primordial Mind
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12. and power from its ineffable madness.
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13. But in his prison in Foulfell,
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14. the demon Terrorblade gazed into the chaos
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15. and found Truth.
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16. Terrorblade found the idea.
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17. Fuse thought and action.
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18. Remake creation in his own infernal image.
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19. - Ah!
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20. Ah!
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21. Bram.
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22. What the hell is he doing?
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23. Why isn't he killing the damn thing?
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24. Quiet. Watch the man work.
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25. He's not coming out.
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26. They always come out.
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27. Crazy, stupid…
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28. Here we go.
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29. - Piece of shit!
- Hey!
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30. Dishonor my kill again, you're next.
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31. Dishonor it?
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32. Fucking thing killed four of mine,
injured at least five more.
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33. Gods! Another one!
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34. Hatchling. Dead.
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35. Hatchlings. Pups. Wee babies.
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36. Bite your face off, boyo.
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37. The entire nest…
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38. it's gone.
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39. They tore each other apart.
It's like they all went crazy.
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40. Like they all lost their minds
and turned on one another, all at once.
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41. Crazy wyrmlings, crazy hatchlings…
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42. I'm sure it's fine.
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43. This nest, it opens up.
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44. Bram.
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45. An eldwyrm dug this.
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46. Asleep.
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47. How do you know?
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48. We're not dead.
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49. Asleep, then.
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50. Lovely.
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51. Now is our chance. Now we kill the beast.
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52. No. Now we pray he doesn't wake up.
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53. And when, pray you,
do we return to kill the big one?
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54. "Kill the big one?"
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55. Do you know how many living Dragon Knights
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56. have ever seen a "big one"
that still had fire in its guts?
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57. Or whatever they have in their guts,
it varies from dragon to dragon.
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58. Bram.
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59. One. That's how many.
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60. Ah, you're afraid, then.
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61. We'll ride for Dragon Hold in the morning.
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62. Get advice, find help.
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63. But tonight, I plan to celebrate
the fact that I'm still breathing.
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64. As should you.
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65. You especially.
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66. Coward.
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67. All these people…
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68. Just for you.
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69. For that.
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70. This morning they were terrified,
tonight they feel safe.
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71. All I'm doing is delivering their trophy.
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72. - Davion!
- Davion!
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73. Oh, no. Not for you.
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74. All right. It's a little bit for me.
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75. Your father was a militian.
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76. - Yes, sir.
- He was a brave son of a bitch.
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77. You look like you're
a brave son of a bitch, too.
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78. Like him.
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79. Here. I want you to have this.
Dragon fang.
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80. I've got one just like it. See?
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81. When you're of age, when you're ready,
take yours to Dragon Hold.
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82. They'll know what it means.
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83. I'll slay monsters too someday.
Just like father.
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84. Just like father.
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85. Davion leaped left,
he leaped right.
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86. Bobbing and weaving as the great
beast lunged and snapped!
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87. Finally, knowing it was beaten,
the dragon fled under the earth!
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88. Davion followed.
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89. There, alone in the darkness,
he slew the beast!
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90. When we found him,
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91. covered in the enemy's black,
stinking blood,
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92. he said, "Tonight, we dine!
Tonight, we drink!
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93. The village is saved!"
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94. Of course, I played a critical role.
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95. He'd have been dead a hundred times
if I weren't there.
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96. A hundred times?
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97. A hundred times at least.
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98. At least!
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99. Worry not. I'll return
with fresh cups for everyone.
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100. - Barkeep, another round.
- Excuse me.
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101. I was waiting.
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102. Forgive me. I'm in my cups.
I didn't see you there.
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103. Please, help the lady.
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104. Thank you.
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105. An Icewrack white, please.
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106. Two glasses, chilled of course,
not so sharp.
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107. - Two crowns.
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108. It smells terrible. And it's warm.
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109. It's beer. It's all we got.
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110. Wet, sour and sharp enough
to cut the head off a hellbear.
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111. - Smells like mom.
- But…
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112. - Two crowns.
- For this?
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113. - I'll pay for her Icewrack white.
- Oh, uh, in that case, they're free.
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114. Wait. If I order, it's two crowns.
If he orders, he pays nothing.
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115. Well, yeah. He's Davion
the fucking Dragon Knight
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116. what killed a fucking dragon.
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117. - This fucking dragon.
- Among others.
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118. Many, I'm sure.
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119. But the one, the big one,
you left down in that gods-empty hole!
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120. - Don't talk much about him.
- You're drunk.
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121. Tell her all about it.
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122. Tell her how you bravely ran away.
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123. If all your stories
were worth a steaming sod,
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124. you'd be killing that thing.
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125. Listen up, idiot.
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126. One man alone can't kill an eldwyrm,
nor 10, nor 20.
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127. It would be stupid to try.
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128. Waking that monster means death
for everyone within miles of here.
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129. Let the dragon sleep.
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130. Now, if you'll sod right off,
I was talking to the… lady.
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131. Shit.
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132. Ah! She thinks you're a coward, too.
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133. Icewrack white.
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134. It's supposed to be warm.
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135. A human tavern.
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136. Barely.
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137. This isn't exactly neutral.
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138. I assume you would've preferred
a dark alley or the foothills.
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139. The better to rob me.
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140. Rob you?
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141. Locating precious things for the wealthy
is more lucrative than stealing from them.
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142. My lotuses.
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143. Selemene's lotuses. The usurper's lotuses.
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144. I don't really care.
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145. I care only to make them mine now.
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146. I don't have your lotuses.
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147. What I do have is a name.
Travel to the Black Market in Haupstadt.
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148. Ask for Nikdo. He'll arrange the rest.
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149. You promised to bring them.
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150. I promised to find them.
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151. Now, the matter of my payment.
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152. I'm not paying for a name.
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153. Then I'll find Nikdo
and tell him there's no bargain.
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154. Safe travels, miss.
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155. Wait.
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156. I don't have money.
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157. But I do have other items of value.
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158. Oh, sorry. Not interested.
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159. Human women are pleasantly soft,
but too easy to come by.
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160. That's not my offer.
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161. This.
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162. This bracelet. Your tiara.
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163. I know who you are.
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164. Ah! My future ex-wife.
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165. And my other future ex-wife. Huh?
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166. Never come down from the throne
to address a peasant.
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167. Oh, I see.
Skinny bastard is your boyfriend.
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168. Been stepping out on me, huh?
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169. Snogging my future ex-wife, are we?
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170. Believe me when I tell you,
I would never dare tread
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171. where you've set foot or anything else.
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172. Oh!
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173. Ah! Insulting me now, huh?
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174. - Elf! Filthy spawn of tree rot.
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175. Long-eared murderous animal.
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176. Cousin of mine wandered
into one of your enclaves once.
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177. Came out half-mad,
minus an arm and two balls.
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178. Elves cut him a smile ear to ear.
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179. Wait here.
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180. He's holding me in reserve.
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181. Think I'll cut you one to match it.
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182. Enough talk.
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183. I'll handle this animal myself.
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184. This seems like the right place
to drop the garbage.
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185. Run.
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186. Now, while you can.
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187. Nikdo. In Haupstadt, Princess.
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188. Princess?
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189. You get more interesting by the minute.
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190. Most men would've left him to the mob.
Most men would've joined it.
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191. I'm not most men. Barkeep!
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192. Another round for all my friends!
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193. "Princess."
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194. I'm not afraid of any dragon!
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195. Hear me! I'm not afraid of you!
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196. Not afraid.
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197. Not afraid?
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198. I can still smell the piss on your leg.
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199. Everyone knows.
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200. Everyone laughs at you, Captain.
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201. Shut up.
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202. You're the joke of the village.
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203. Sad and pathetic.
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204. A coward.
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205. Shut up!
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206. Rage. Yes.
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207. Oh, we can use that.
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208. Yes, we can.
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209. We can slay that beast. You and I.
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210. And no one ever has to know
your secret terror.
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211. Your impotence. I'll do all the work.
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212. All you have to do…
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213. is let me in.
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214. Did you want another go?
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215. No. Not really. I, I just…
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216. It's fine. I'm fine.
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217. Sleep, lovely.
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218. - You don't even know my name, do you?
Davion!
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219. It's all right. I know yours.
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220. - Davion.
Davion!
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221. Davion, wake up!
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222. Gods' mercy, Bram, I hear you.
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223. Come in.
- Oh, finally!
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224. Searched every room for you.
I woke up half the…
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225. Hey, ma'am.
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226. It's Captain Frühling.
He's gone to the foothills.
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227. Moron. Brainless, arrogant…
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228. He means to kill the eldwyrm.
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229. I'm going after him.
I'll try to stop him. One way or another.
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230. - I'm coming with you.
You won't.
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231. Go to Dragon Hold.
The Fathers need to know.
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232. They need to send everyone.
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233. Always hated this part.
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234. Oh, shit.
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235. Hoping I show up
in Dragon Hold with a head.
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236. And both arms.
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237. And they'll both be mine.
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238. Eridu.
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239. - Huh?
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240. How?
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241. Frühling.
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242. Dragon Knight, we do the gods' work here.
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243. You and I, we should be friends.
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244. Friends? Frühling, what did you do?
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245. No man is capable of… this.
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246. Uldorak was old. Sick.
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247. Yet even his powers at their height
could not have saved him.
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248. Not from me.
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249. What in the Seven Hells?
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250. Your voice. Your eyes…
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251. Gods.
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252. Tell me, Dragon Knight, Davion.
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253. If you could do what has been done,
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254. if you had the power,
wouldn't you take it?
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255. The little boy who stood frozen
as his father burned alive.
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256. I was just a child. How do you—?
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257. Childhood evaporated
with your father's flesh.
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258. A boy made man by your despair.
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259. Your rage. I know you.
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260. I see you,
trapped in your own hell of regret.
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261. What wouldn't you do to escape?
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262. You know nothing.
- I know this much.
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263. Together, we can slay dragons.
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264. Every dragon.
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265. All you have to do is let me in.
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266. You will release Uldorak's soul
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267. so he may rejoin the Thunder
and take new form.
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268. Slyrak.
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269. Father of Fire.
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270. The Thunder speaks
and chooses you to give it voice.
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271. I'll collect your soul
as I collected Uldorak's.
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272. Uldorak was ready for death.
The madness was upon him.
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273. The weakness.
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274. I am not so disadvantaged.
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275. Run, little mouse.
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276. Count yourself fortunate
I have no taste for manflesh today.
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277. Dragons.
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278. No imagination.
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279. All brute force.
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280. No cunning.
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281. No guile.
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282. Weak.
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283. Fuck.
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284. I smell your fear.
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285. Only my hate!
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286. Brave little mouse.
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287. The demon…
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288. Fled to the hell he calls home.
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289. Uldorak, his soul lost.
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290. I couldn't just let him…
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291. I…
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292. You chose a side.
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293. Sleep, dragon.
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294. Die in peace.
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295. I want nothing of peace, little mouse.
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296. You know of the death I want.
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297. You fought well.
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298. You honor me.
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299. As you honor me.
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300. Forgive me, little mouse.
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301. For all the suffering you will now endure.
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302. Drunk and naked.
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303. The best help I could offer
is to let him sleep,
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304. and when he wakes,
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305. understand he must make
better life choices.
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306. It's not my responsibility
to protect people from themselves,
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307. no matter what good and noble qualities
they might possess.
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308. Don't look at me that way, Marci.
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309. You can't possibly know
he would come to my aid
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310. if the tables were turned.
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311. Which they never would be.
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312. I should hardly need to tell you.
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313. Fine.
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314. Get him up, but put a cloak on him
for decency's sake.
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315. You will not be happy when you awaken,
Davion the Dragon Knight.
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316. But you'll live.
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