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“A thick pellucid substance was seeping out from under the cellar door, but nobody seemed to notice. Everyone was fixated on the large man brandishing a broadsword at the threshold.“

“When he was a young man, Arion was pulled in by the allure of alchemy, and quickly discovered he had more than a knack for it. He soon surpassed his mentors in ability and soon was leading the way in new discoveries and applications. Before long however, he began to draw the attention of the common folk, and murmurs of witchcraft and sorcery started to stir...”

“Arion’s quick temper made him a difficult man to easily rebuke without consequence.”

“The man in front stooped down to enter the threshold of Gabriel’s manor home, his two associates following close behind. The leader and Gabriel’s Father, Arion, exchanged a few stern words before it quickly escalated into yelling. It hit a climax when Arion stormed off into the nearest room and began flinging open anything with a hinge on it, roaring the whole time about how he had nothing to hide. Not wanting to create further conflict at this moment, the three men departed, but not before warning Arion and his family this would be the last time they admonished them against sorcery and witchcraft, nobility or not.”

“They had come to persecute Gabriel’s father again. A quarrel of voices just outside their door, and it grew in volume. His mother was already hastily clearing the table of his Father’s various instruments and tools as the mob began to pound on the door. As Gabriel’s Mother swept away the last few incriminating items, his Father threw open the door to greet the trio of stark men standing at it.”

“In the King’s absence, it was his tacit approval that kept the kingdom moving under his adviser's watch.”

“The Guildmaster always had an astringent tone with anyone she spoke to within the hall.”

“A snap of his fingers reduced the beast’s wailing to a quiet snivel.”

“A large gray toad could be found frequently sitting by the mouth of a nearby river. It’s pale, ashen skin was was stone like and this was only enhanced by its imperturbable nature. Stories rumored that it held a gold coin in its mouth and that retrieving said coin would bring great luck to its new owner.”

“He peered into his goblet of mulled wine and quietly began to mull over the reality of an invasion in his own Kingdom.”

“He felt a deep sense of worry over trusting this man, which stemmed from the curious collection he kept of small wooden idols, haphazardly spread across his tiny studio apartment.”

“A small jocund parade was making its way through the capital city, filled with performers and musicians all in colorful garb.”

“The blank insouciant stare of the store clerk suggested they probably held little stock in their employer...”

“It came as no surprise that a banner of bloody hand prints came to typify the band of aggressive cannibals roaming the country side.”

“Honest mistake or juvenile prank, nobody knew at the time. The only fact that stood was that as the new prince entered the ball, he was announced as ‘Prince Wallace the Chaste’ which merited a deafening silence... that slowly turned to roaring laughter.”

“It was his astute nature that kept Lord Gabriel out of the hands of King’s Guard most of the time, and his money the rest of the time.”

“Gabriel was a surreptitious man when it came to his past. He was quick to deflect conversations on the subject, and if that didn’t seem to work, he would simply remove himself. On rarer cases, he would remove the inquirer.”