“Do not hold the weight of it on your shoulders,” Tarmon said, as though reading Calen’s mind. “More men, women, elves, and dwarves will die in what is to come. It is the way of things. We are born, we live, and we die. Those three things cannot be changed. The only thing within our control is what we choose to do with the short time we have – the things we fight for, the people we love, the things we hold dear. Good men stand even when it is against all odds. They were, each of them, good men.” Calen sighed, feeling the frustration swell within him. “That doesn’t make it any easier.” “It
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