#delan

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(A Doloras Story)

After the incident with the snake pit, Feyn Adare became the talk of the palace. Boss George, as the chief palace bully was called, was baffled. That runt was the first one to survive the snake pit. Everyone else they'd tossed in there had died within minutes. How did he survive, of all people? Why did he return to the snake pit every day? The boy must truly be magical, and magic was something that could not be tolerated.

The bullies didn't see Feyn around much anymore now that he was no longer a blacksmith in training. Feyn's new role as chief cupbearer made George angrier - teenagers came from all over Delan to try out for the role and the runt impressed the empress just by surviving a pit of snakes for one night? Impossible. He must have charmed her, too, somehow. George promised himself that he would get to the bottom of this.

In the meantime, the empress Imi was also impressed with Feyn. He was talented with magic, and that was admirable. She saw his potential, especially because he started his training so young, and offered to train him to use life and death to achieve his goals. He politely refused, saying that he should not be trusted with that kind of power. He knew he would not use it wisely.

This was true. He had frequent dreams that he decimated entire armies with the nod of his head, that he could raise a hand to the sky and summon the full power of the heavens. He knew that he could have that kind of power if he wanted it. He knew better than to want it. If he called that power into his life, there would be no getting rid of it.

Once someone chooses magic, his adoptive mother once told him, the magic honors that choice and it is with them for life. Many people in that day and age viewed magic as a plaything, something that they could control, and they paid for it dearly. In his Book of Magic, he wrote -

"Be careful how you use magic. It is never something that is in your control. You are simply a vessel, you can only channel it. It is, has been, and will eternally be bigger than you.

Choose your magic the same way you would choose your dearest friend - wisely and cautiously. What do you hope to accomplish? Who will benefit? Who will suffer? Does one outweigh the other in your mind? Ask yourself why.

Do not shy away from profound questions, for that is the only way you will come to know yourself and know your true power."

Imi respected his decision and praised the boy's wisdom. She knew that someday he would be more powerful than her. She also knew that she was not to be afraid.

While serving as cupbearer, he learned the importance of paying attention. Adan trusted many, and a few of the people she trusted were not worthy of that trust. As he served at meals, he heard many things. Though he was young, he knew more about the world than many of his peers and indeed more than many of the noblemen. He knew who was trustworthy and who was not. In his years in his position, he learned of several plots to take Adan's life. He relayed the information to Imi, and they worked together to eliminate the threats.

A time came where Imi and Adan returned the favor. Feyn went to visit the blacksmith's shop where he used to work one fine spring day. Boss George and his cronies praised him excessively, and Feyn knew that something was wrong. He informed Imi of his concerns, and Imi listened. That night, the pale Empress herself paid the bullies a visit.

The lone survivor of the visit was a small boy known only as String. He had no idea why he had been spared. He later asked Feyn why Imi had passed him over. "She knew your heart," Feyn replied. "You don't have any malice there."

Feyn took String under his wing and helped him heal from his time under Boss George. He even taught String magic.

When the time came to help Imi condense the laws of the land, Feyn helped by researching the things that Imi needed him to. In the process, he learned many things about the world outside the palace walls. All of this helped him in his next stage of life.

Shortly after all of the laws were compiled, both empresses died, leaving behind a power struggle. In order to keep Delan from falling into ruin, he devised a contest to determine the empire's next ruler, one he had no intention of winning.

The city of Ielle in the far west of Delan had a problem with a wild  horse. No one knew how to get him to calm down. The governor of Ielle agreed to support whomever could soothe the horse as ruler. Ielle's support was crucial to the Eryan Empire, for it was the second largest city in Delan. Feyn knew next to nothing about horses, but he suggested that as the contest that would determine the future ruler of the Eryan Empire.

Upon arriving in Ielle, Feyn noticed some important things about the horse in question. First, the horse was enormous. Second, though he was large, he was afraid of his own shadow. Feyn kept that knowledge to himself so that when the time came for the contest, he might have some idea of how to win.

Retra seeing how he can fuck up everyone's day at 5am:

Delan, just trying to graduate college:

Moontrance, who hasn't slept in 84 years: