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Chapter 10: The Trials of Autumn
Chapter 10: The Trials of Autumn
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Two days had passed since the Legion suffered defeat at the hands of an old rival. Clouds darkened the hearts and minds of SpiralHorns, as they pondered the ambush and destruction that unexpectedly awaited them in the Baylands of the Scarlett Miners.
Now, back in the Homeland, AvengerRam sat and, for the first time since the battles began, felt weary. Behind the Legion were many days of fighting along a path that took the SpiralHorns far away from the calm of the Summer. From this vantage point, those quiet days, along with the Winter days when the final prize would be won, seemed distant and remote.
It was at that moment that word came from the camps of the Homelands that three warriors wounded in past battles would return and join the fray. The great Champion Marshales, Archos the Brave, and the swift-footed Polleyaz each had declared themselves mended and ready.
With this news, words heard before by the Bard and Seer of the Legion came to his mind once more:
Three spirits true, wounds healed, hearts strong. To fight each day, to start each longs.
The words of the prophesy of threes continued to ring true, and with this realization, another came to AvengerRam...The SpiralHorns had not been separated from the path that destiny had placed before them. The trials of Autumn are the mere vanguard that lead to the final battles of Winter.
As this thought revitalized AvengerRam, additional word came from the scouts manning the Eastern front of the Homeland: The Darkwinged Warriors were preparing to strike.
All knew the attack would come in the night.
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