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“There once was a girl,” he murmured, “clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same: “The girl, the King… and the monster they became.”
court?” The Shepherd King had made seventy-eight Providence Cards in descending order.
The Hawthorn tree carries few seeds. Its branches are weary, it’s lost all its leaves. Be wary the man who bargains and thieves. He’ll offer your soul to get what he needs.
Nothing is free, nothing is safe. Magic always comes at a cost.
But, just as there were two edges to every blade, there were two sides to every Providence Card. Magic came at a cost.
What creature is he, with mask made of stone? the Nightmare said once more. Captain? Highwayman? Or beast yet unknown?
