“Warriors of Salme! Tonight we fight not just for our homes, for these logs and stones that we call Salme. We fight so that we may see the sun rise again. We fight so that our children will draw breath when that light comes, so that our lines do not end here. And if we do fail, if Salme falls, let the bards sing of our fury. Let them tell stories of what happened here for generations. Let them say that the men and women of the western villages did not go quietly into the night. For every soul they take, let us take ten. If this city is to burn, then let it burn brighter than any flame ever
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