Burning in the Embers

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"You were born into this world all alone"

"But here in the house of the hearth, you will grow up to be strong. Your goal is to learn, to compete, to defeat all your brothers and sisters in battle, and become "king" "

All the children were amazed by how the story ended. As the woman held the book close to her chest, she noticed someone was missing. This woman was the knave...

Knave: Where's Peruere? Didn't she want to hear this story? 

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Knave: Where's Peruere? Didn't she want to hear this story? 

A child raised her hand.

Child" 'Scuse me, mother! She's doing a funeral for her spider.

Hearing that, the knave simply sighed. 

Knave: That Child... Maybe her curse is flaring up again.. Clervie, see to her.

Clervie: Yes 'Mother'.

Outside a girl with white hair was burying her pet spider by a tree.

Outside a girl with white hair was burying her pet spider by a tree

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???: I'm sorry for your loss...

She looked over to find a man in a mask wearing a cloak chained around him. 

Peruere:

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Peruere: ...

He looked down at her hands, they were slowly turning black.

???: What was their name? 

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