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“The Keep is sturdy, and we have nothing in our ranks to use against it,” said Colin regretfully. “Unfortunately, the only artillery we have is inside the Crimson Keep itself. However, we do have plenty of fire arrows and the Fianna do boast three Giants among our ranks that can act as mobile artillery in a pinch. I–” He was interrupted at the arrival of his guard, leading the hapless Gnome Gunther. “Ah. Our protagonist has arrived. This is Gunther. Gunther, this is General Xind’ell. You will answer his questions truthfully and quickly, is this understood?”
The Gnome gave a small nod and sat in a chair, not even bothering to look at the General. He was too busy examining Riconus’ uniform, fascinated with the straps. “I can get that so you can get it off in one swipe,” he stated out of the blue, his high pitched voice sounding like a child’s.
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Try not to become a man of success... Instead, try to become a man of value.
~Albert Einstein
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