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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 346789" data-attributes="member: 4036">Glywen slowly intoned in his eternal monotone, "Many have fallen, the rest fight to spare what is left.  Every husband, wife, and child who can lift a bow."There was little sound in the room, Frederick's gloves ground over the leather-wrapped grip of his mace, Zerin growled low in his throat as Collin's eyes lit with fire, Tylette blinked back tears, and Durchek sighed with resignation."Where?"  Collin growled."The same.  The ogres and goblins march in ordered ranks backed by hobgoblins and bugbears.""What of Celethiel?"  Tylette offered, Collin was right on top of her and added, "and Praelesian?""Celethiel disappeared just before the first attack," Celethiel's form wavered and faded as his head tilted back.  When his visage stabilized he regarded Collin with a terrifying lack of expression, "And Praelesian yet lives."Collin let out the breath he realized he had been holding as Glywen finally finished the important syllables.  He turned abrubtly on his heel and strode out the door followed silently by Zerin's massive form.  Frederick nodded his thanks to Glywen and proceeded out with Tylette and Durchek.Outside, Collin had already mounted his summoned horse and was looking at first to the east, then to the south.  He wheeled his horse around as Frederick came out.  Frederick and Collin, while different as night and day in their confidence and manner, had always grasped situations intuitively.  Frederick shook his head wordlessly at Collin."No more.  We've left this for too long," Collin argued."Borindra and her allies could mean the difference, and this is there home.  They deserve the right to defend it.  And we owe them.  Big,"  Frederick put into words the thoughts Collin was already fighting with.Durchek stumped by Collin and patted his leg twice before trotting off alone to the east.  Collin grunted and snapped his reigns savagely galloping south across the plain of cropped grass that encircled Galearon.  In a great downsweep of his wings Zerin launched into the air, followed soon after by a great rush of air as he used the Wind Key to fill his wings and send himself rocketing away to the south towards the Sara Ardon.Frederick and Tylette vaulted into their saddles and followed with Phillip to the south.  The rest of the crew began to the east to support the elves as best they could.Durchek ahead of them paused in his trot and concentrated for a moment.  Just as abruptly he started off again to the east, but before he had reached the treeline Imver, Valhallet, Lilly, and Lisara had teleported in aside him in full flight.  With a touch from Lilly, Durchek too took to the sky as they sped off to the east.Phillip pointed this out and Frederick and Tylette nodded as they galloped to the south.To be Continued...</blockquote>

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