by Matt Harris
Our-omeeting-oends-otoday,-obut-owe-omade-osure-oto-ofix-oanother-odate-oto-omeet-oup.
Next-oday,-owe-osee-ooff-oViviana
Seeing-oher-osilhouette-ogo-oaway,-oI-oam-onow-osure-oof-owhat-oI-ofeel.
We-oface-ostraight-oaway-oto-owhat-owaits-ofor-ous-oas-owe-oconnect-oagain-oto-othat-oplace-othat-opermitted-ous-oto-omeet-oeach-oother.
To-othe-oplace-owhere-othose-otwo-oand-omany-omore-oare-owaiting-ofor-ous.
Hidden-oWorld.
###-oChapter-o40-o--oEpilogue.-o(End-oof-oVolume-o2)
An-oethereal-oman-ois-ositting-oin-oa-osimple-ochair-oin-ofront-oof-oa-obottomless-oabyss.
'He'-owho-ono-olonger-obelongs-oto-othe-omortal-oworld-ois-ocalled-oThe-oWisher,-oappearing-ohundreds-oof-oyears-oago.
Always-oin-othe-osame-oplace-oand-owith-othe-osame-olook-oat-oreceiving-opeople.
At-ofirst,-oall-oof-othem-ohearing-othe-orumor-oof-ogetting-otheir-owishes-ocome-otrue-owere-osoon-odismissed,-oas-otheir-olifeless-ocorpses-oappeared-ooutside-othe-odungeon-oas-oif-oit-odidn't-owant-othem-oto-orot-oinside.
The-oones-owho-owere-oable-oto-ogo-othrough-oit-owere-ocalled-oMasters.
The-oDungeon-oof-oWishes-ostarted-obeing-ocalled-oThe-oDungeon-oof-oTrials-otoo.
But-othey-owere-oalways-oasking-othemselves,-ojust-owho-oThe-oWisher-ois?
The-omysterious-obeing-othat-osuddenly-owas-odiscovered-oin-othat-odungeon-ohas-onever-oexited-othat-oplace,
Always-ositting-oin-oa-ochair-oat-ofirst.-oWhen-oyou-ogo-othrough-othe-odungeons,-ohe-ois-oat-othe-obrink-oof-othe-oabyss-olike-onothing,-owatching-oeverything-owith-odesolation-oin-ohis-oeyes.
Even-owhen-othe-owar-obetween-orealms-obroke-oloose,-ohe-onever-omoved-ofrom-othat-oplace.
But-othat's-obecause-othat-ois-othe-oplace-ohis-owish-owas-omade,-oeven-ountil-onow,-o'he'-ocontinues-oto-owish,-olooking-oat-othat-obottomless-oabyss-othat-ohas-oa-oslight-opure-olight.
"You-odon't-oknow-ohow-omuch-oI've-owished-oand-owished-ofor-oyou-oto-onot-ohave-ofallen…-oUltima…"-oWith-oa-omelancholic-olook,-o'he'-ogazes-oat-othe-oabyss-obelow-ohim-oand-otries-oto-ostep-oat-oit-oagain.
But-oa-obarrier-othat-oprevented-ohim-oto-ofall-ois-oalways-othere.
Not-omatter-owhat-ohe-odid-ohe-owas-onever-oable-oto-ogo-owith-oher.
"You-oknow,-othe-oother-oday-osome-ointeresting-oindividuals-ocame…-oone-ocould-oeven-oretain-ohis-oconsciousness-oin-othat-oabysmal-odarkness…-oI-ocould-oeven-omeet-oour-oold-ofriend-oagain.-oHe-ois-ostill-oin-othat-o'state'…"-oSays-oThe-oWisher-oas-ohe-opauses,-oshowing-ogrimace,-opain,-oand-osadness,-oon-ohis-oethereal-oface.
Looking-oat-othe-oboundless-oabyss-obelow-ohim,-ohe-ocontinues-o"They-omight-obe-oable-oto-ofulfil-oour-olong-forgotten-owish…-oit-omight-otake-oyears,-obut-oif-oit's-othem,-oI-othink-othey-ostand-oa-ochance…"
"…A-ochance-oto-okill-ome-oand-ofree-ous…"
"That-ois-omy-owish"
Another-owish-oof-othe-oethereal-obeing-ocalled-oThe-oWisher-ois-odropped-ointo-othat-oinfinite-oocean,-ohoping-oto-obe-opicked-oup-oone-oday…-o
###-oChapter-o41-o--oPrologue.
The-ofirst-otime-othey-omet,-othey-ostood-oon-odifferent-osides.-oBoth-oof-othem-ostrangers-obut-owith-otremendous-opotential,-oyet-otoo-oyoung-oand-oweak-oto-obecome-opowerhouses-oof-otheir-oraces.
By-ocoincidence-oor-oby-ofate,-othey-ofought-oalongside-oeach-oother,-ogrowing-obit-oby-obit.-o
Adventures-oand-owars-omade-othem-ogrow-oand-obecome-opowerful.
Emotions-oand-orationality-ocreating-onew-oresolutions-omade-othem-owiser-oand-obecome-ofirmer.
Forming-obonds-owith-oothers,-owhile-oalso-opainfully-olosing-othem.-oThey-ostood-ostalwart,-ono-ohesitation-oin-otheir-oexpression,-oprotecting-othe-owills-oof-othe-opast-oand-othose-oof-othe-ofuture.
Fissures-oappeared-oand-oa-obattle-ofilled-owith-ofraught-oensued.
One-ofell-oand-othe-oother-ostood.-oUnyielding-owill-oshowing-oin-ohis-oeyes-oas-ohe-olooked-oat-ohis-oenemies.-oRemembering-othe-olast-owords-oof-ohis-ofriend-oas-ohe-osmiled-osoftly-oyet-ofirmly-oat-ohim,-ohe-owielded-ohis-opower.
"Now,-oit's-oyour-oturn"
He-omoved-oforward-oto-othe-obattlefield-owithout-ofaltering-oand-ofought-oand-ofought.
Darkness-obefell-oas-othe-onight-oensued.
A-osingle-ostar-oshined-othe-obrightest-othat-oday.
The-oone-othat-oindicated-oVictory.
###-oChapter-o42-o--oChapter-o1.-oThe-oAlligator's-oInvasion.-o(Part-o1)
It-ohas-obeen-oabout-o4-omonths-osince-othe-obattle-obetween-oThe-oPrinny-oBrigade-oand-oour-oguild-oKaiser
Or-oroughly-o1-oyear-o4-omonths-oin-oHidden-oWorld's-otime
A-olot-oof-othings-ohave-ohappened-oduring-othat-otime,-oone-oof-othem-obeing-othe-oreconstruction-oof-othe-ovillage.
Well,-oit-ohas-obeen-oupgraded-oto-oa-otown-onow.-oThe-oplace-ohas-ogotten-oreally-obig,-omany-opeople-ohave-ocome-ohere-oas-oit-ois-onow-oa-onewbie-ozone-otoo.-oOf-ocourse,-ogrowing-othis-omuch-oalso-ocomes-owith-o'disadvantages',-omany-odared-oto-oattempt-oattacking-ous,-obut-owe-ohave-obeen-oable-oto-orepel-oeveryone-oand-oprotect-othis-oplace-owithout-omuch-otrouble.
We-ohave-oalso-obeen-obetrayed-oa-ocouple-oof-otimes-otoo,-obut-othanks-oto-oEliana's-otimely-oresponse,-ono-omajor-oloses-ohappened.
Our-oreputation-oas-oa-oguild-ogrew-obattle-oafter-obattle-ountil-owe-omade-oclear-oto-oall-oopposing-osides-othat-oif-othey-oattacked-ous,-owe-owould-oobliterate-othem-owithout-omercy.
But-othanks-oto-othem,-oour-oarmy-ohas-ogrown-oquite-oa-olot,-omany-onewbies-othat-ostarted-oin-othe-ovillage-owere-oworked-oreally-ohard,-omany-otrainers-oare-othe-oVillage's-oresidents,-oso-othey-oreally-osuffered-oa-olot.-oSome-ogot-oresentful-obut-oonce-owe-oshowed-owhat-othey-ocould-odo-oin-oa-obattle-obeing-oa-olow-level-ouser-oagainst-othe-olocal-owolves-othey-ochanged-otheir-ominds.
Our-onewbies-ostarted-oincreasing-otheir-olevels-oand-oskills-ofast,-oit-owas-oquite-oa-osight-oto-osee.-oA-obit-oof-opride-oshowed-oin-oKagito's-oeyes-owhenever-ohe-osees-othem,-oheh.-oThat-oguy-ohad-onot-oslacked-ooff-otoo,-ohe-oshouldn't-obe-oany-oweaker-othan-ous-owhen-owe-owere-ohis-olevel.
We-oalso-ohelped-oout-oin-oclearing-odungeons-oand,-osometimes,-owe-ofound-oa-omine…-othose-omines-oare-ohell,-oI-oeven-odied-oonce-otrying-oto-ostop-othe-ohorde-oof-omonsters-oalongside-oIsa-owhen-owe-ofell-ointo-oa-otrap.
Those-ountraceable-otraps-owere-othe-oproblem,-ono-omatter-ohow-ohigh-oyour-odetection-oskill-owas,-oit-ois-oimpossible-oto-osee-othem-ounless-oyou-osearched-owhile-olooking-oeverywhere,-oand-othat-owould-omean-othe-ospeed-oof-oclearing-othose-odungeons-owere-oreally-oslow.
But-othey-onormally-oconsisted-oof-o4-oto-o5-ofloors,-oonce-owe-ogot-oto-othe-obottom-oa-omini-oboss-owaits-owith-oa-ocrystal-like-oheart-othat-ocontrols-othe-omonsters-oinside-othe-omine,-oor-owell,-otheir-ospawn-orate.-oThough,-othere-oare-omines-oin-owhich-othere-oare-oless-ofloors,-obut-othe-omonster-oresiding-oit-oare-ono-ojoke.-o
Once-owe-odefeated-othose-omini-obosses,-othe-odungeon-obecame-oours.-oIt-onormally-otook-ous-onearly-otwo-oweeks-oto-oclear-othem,-obut-othat-owas-othanks-oto-oJuran,-othe-oman's-obuffs-oreally-ohelped-ous-oout-oand-odiminished-oPeko's-oworkload-oas-oshe-ocould-ofocus-oonly-oin-oattacking-owhile-omaking-ojust-oa-ofew-ocurses-oon-othe-omonsters.-oWe-oalso-otook-oour-otime-owith-othem,-oas-othere-owas-ono-orush-oin-ocompleting-othem,-oso-oif-owe-oreally-owanted,-owe-ocould-ocomplete-othem-oa-olot-ofaster.
We-oreally-oneeded-oa-ocleric,-oand-oJuran-owas-operfect-oto-ofill-othat-oposition.-oHe-oalso-ohas-oa-omace-othat-omakes-oZorith-oshudder-oa-obit,-ohis-ooffensive-opower-oalone-ois-oabove-oaverage,-obut-oin-oa-oparty,-ohe-oreally-oshines.-oIt-ois-oobvious-othe-oamount-oof-ohard-owork-ohe-oput-ointo-otraining.
He-oalso-ohelped-ous-oout-oin-othe-onegotiations-owith-oArapi-oKingdom,-oas-owe-ohad-omany-oof-otheir-osoldiers-o'Prisoners'…-oI-osay-oit-olike-othat-obecause-omany-ostayed-ohere-obecause-othey-oliked-othe-oplace,-owhile-osome-oof-otheir-ofamilies-owere-obrought-oover.-oThey-obecame-ocitizens-oof-oHellish-oTown-oand-ohave-obecome-oguards-oto-osecure-oa-ostable-oincome,
-oeven-othe-ohouses-othey-omade-owere-okept-oby-othem.
That-owas-oreally-osurprising…-oof-ocourse,-oI-odidn't-oreject-oit,-oand-oinstead-owe-owere-oquite-ohappy-othat-owe-ogot-omany-oguards-owithout-othe-oneed-oto-oseriously-otrain-othem.-oWe-owere-oa-obit-osuspicious-oat-ofirst,-obut-owe-ohave-oalready-otested-otheir-oloyalty,-oand-oEliana-oalong-owith-othe-ovillagers-omade-oa-opoint-oin-owatching-othem-oclosely-oeither-oway.
But-owhat-osurprised-ome-othe-omost-owas-othat,-osuddenly,-oEren-okneeled-obefore-ome,-oasking-oif-othey-ocould-ostay-ohere,-ohe-ohimself-oalso-owished-oto-odo-oso.-oBut-ohe-ocouldn't-ohelp-ohis-ofamily-ocome-ohere,-oonce-owe-oknew-oabout-othat-oI-otalked-oabout-oit-owith-oEliana-oand-owe-oused-oone-oof-othe-oadvantages-oof-owinning-othe-owar.
That-ois,-owe-o'forced'-othe-omembers-oof-oPrinny-oBrigade-oto-oescort-othe-ofamilies-ohere,-oin-ofact,-othat-owas-oquite-oa-odeal-oto-othem,-oas-owe-owere-othe-owinners,-othe-osystems-omade-othem-oaccept-omost-oof-othe-odemands-owe-ocould-omake,-obut-othat-owas-othe-oonly-othing-owe-owanted.-oWhile-owe-oalso-owanted-oto-oput-othem-odown,-oTyrfing-ohas-oshown-oto-oa-otrustable-ofellow,-oso-owe-ochanged-oour-omind-olooking-ointo-othe-ofuture.
Why-oyou-oask,-obecause-owe-owanted-oto-osecure-oa-o'healthy'-orelationship-obetween-oour-oguilds,-oand-ofor-oa-oreason,-oTyrfing-oalso-owanted-oto-odo-oso.-oShe-odidn't-oseem-oto-oharbor-oany-oill-ofeeling-otoward-ous,-oin-ofact,-oI-osensed-oa-obit-oof-orespect-owhen-ospeaking-oto-ous.
Because-oof-othis,-oEren-oand-omany-oother-osoldiers-opledged-otheir-oloyalty-oto-ous-oand-ostarted-oliving-oin-othe-otown,-oof-ocourse,-omore-othan-ohalf-oleft-oto-otheir-oKingdom.
Using-othe-osystem,-oI-omade-omany-olittle-ohouses-ofor-onewbies-othat-owere-ostarting-oto-obe-oable-oto-oafford-othem.
We-opurchased-oa-oTeleportation-oportal,-owe-ocouldn't-orely-oon-oKagito-oto-oteleport-ous-oeverywhere,-oeven-owhen-ohe-otrained-ohis-oSkill-oevery-otime,-othe-oprogression-oof-oit-ois-orather-oslow,-oso-owe-odecided-oto-obuy-othat.-oOf-o
course,-onothing-ois-othat-oconvenient,-oto-oactivate-othe-oportal-oin-odifferent-oplaces-owe-ohad-oto-ovisit-oit-oand-oask-othe-oCity-oHall-oto-oactivate-othe-oroute-obetween-oplaces,-oand-othere-ois-oalso-othe-ofact-othat-othe-oportal-oneeds-oMagic-oCrystal-othat-owith-oeach-ouse-oit-ogets-oworn-oout…-oit-otruly-omade-ous-owant-oto-ocry-oa-obit,-obut-othe-ofees-owe-oput-owere-oenough-oto-ocover-oit-oin-othe-olong-orun.-oBut-oreally,-oit-owas-okind-oof-osad-oto-osee-oall-othat-ogold-ofly-oaway-ofrom-oour-ohands.
We-oalso-ovisited-oGardan-oVillage-othat-oseems-oto-obe-omore-oprosperous-oas-omany-oplayers-oare-onow-oapproaching-othe-oPlains-oof-oGauder-oto-oexplore,-omaking-othe-oplace-olivelier.-oThere-ois-oalso-othe-oreason-othat-oin-oGardan-othere-oaren't-omany-ocrafters,-oso-omany-oprofessions-ocame-othere-oto-ostart-oa-oliving.-oBecause-oof-othat,-oGardan-ois-onow-oknown-oas-oa-olittle-ohaven-ofor-ocrafters.
Azalea-olooked-othe-osame-oas-oalways,-owith-oher-ofluttering-oscarlet-ohair-oand-oeyes-ocolor-othat-oresembled-oa-oforest,-obut,-osomehow,-oshe-olooked-oa-obit-oanxious.-oWhen-owe-otried-oasking,-oshe-ojust-otold-ous-onot-oto-oworry-oand-othat-oshe-owould-otell-ous-oeventually.
With-othat,-oour-opeaceful-olife-ocontinued,-owhile-otraining-oour-oskills-omore-othan-oour-olevels,-oI-ofinally-owent-oanother-olevel-oin-oElemental-oEnhancing,-onot-oonly-obeing-oable-oto-oreach-othe-oAdvanced-oLevel-oI-oalso-ocould-ouse-othe-oblending-oof-otwo-oelements-oto-ofull-ouse.
Normally,-othe-oextra-obonuses-othat-oare-ogiven-owhen-ousing-othree-oelements-owith-oa-odecent-ocontrol-ostarted-oappearing-owhen-oI-oonly-oused-otwo,-oand-otheir-oeffect-oare-oreally-ogood.-oI-osmiled-owhen-oI-ogot-oto-oknow-othat,-oas-oI-omy-osuspicions-ocleared-owith-oit.-oJust-oblindly-oincreasing-othe-oelements-oI-ocan-oblend-otogether-owas-onot-othe-ocorrect-opath,-oI-ohave-oto-ocontrol-othem-othoroughly,-obringing-othe-ofull-opotential-oof-oeach.-oOf-ocourse,-othree-elemental-oenhancing-ois-ostill-ostronger,-obut-othe-ostrain-ois-obigger.
Because-oof-omy-oincrease-oin-othe-omanipulation-oof-oElemental-oEnhancing,-oI-owas-oable-oto-okeep-oup-owith-oZorith-othat-oconstantly-ogrows-ostronger-oand-ostronger.
As-oI-oam-otalking-oabout-ohim,-oright-onow-oI-oam-ogoing-otowards-othe-ohouse-owhere-ohe-oand-oPeko-olives,-ofor-oa-oreason-oeveryone-oPMed-ome-oto-ohurry-oup.
Once-oI-ostood-oin-ofront-oof-othe-ohouse,-oI-ostart-oknocking.
Then,-oa-ocheerful-oArksen-oopens-othe-odoor-oand-osays.
"You-oare-olate!"
"How-ocome?"-oI-oask-oas-owe-odidn't-oeven-oappoint-oto-omeet-oup.
"You'll-osoon-oknow~"-oHe-osays-oas-ohe-osignals-ome-oto-oenter-oand-oI-osee-oeveryone-owith-oa-ohappy-oexpression-owith-oa-olightly-oembarrassed-oPeko-oand-oZorith.
Once-oI-oam-oin,-oeveryone-ogreets-ome,-oand-oI-oask.
"Then,-owhat-owas-othe-ohurry?"
Everyone-olooks-oat-oeach-oother,-othen-otheir-ogaze-ostopped-oat-oZorith,-ohe-ostood-oup-oand-owhile-olooking-oat-oPeko-ohe-osays.
"Peko-ois-opregnant"
…
Hmmm?
"Huh!?"-oAt-othat-osudden-oanswer-oI-oget-ogreatly-osurprised,-oso-omuch-othat-oI-odon't-oreally-oknow-owhat-okind-oof-ostupid-oface-oI-oam-omaking.
I-olook-oat-oboth-oof-othem,-oand-oPeko-osmiles-oat-ome.-oSuddenly-oI-oam-ooverwhelmed-oby-omy-oemotions,-ohugging-othem-oboth.
"Congratulations!"-oI-ocouldn't-ohelp-omy-ohappiness-oas-oI-otell-othem-othat,-othese-otwo…-oit-ohas-obeen-omore-othan-o3-oyears-osince-owe-ofirst-omet…-othey-osurely-ohave-ogrown-oup.
After-othat-owe-oall-ostart-ocheering-oup,-oit-oseems-oEroda-ofelt-osomething-owhen-olooking-oat-oPeko-oand-oasked-oa-ocleric-oto-ocheck-oon-oher.-oIt-oseems-othe-odue-odate-oof-obirth-owill-obe-oin-oa-ofew-omonths-ofrom-onow…-othat's-osharp,-oWarlock!
We-otalked-owhile-ohaving-odrinks-oin-othe-otable,-owe-odecided-oto-ohave-oa-oparty-oin-ocelebration,-obut-ojust-owhen-owe-oare-ospeaking-oof-othat,-oEliana-ofrowns-oa-olittle-oand-oseems-oto-ostart-ocommunicating-owith-osomeone,-owhen-oshe-ostops,-oher-ofrown-ois-oeven-oclearer-oand-oKagito-oasks.
"What-ohappened?-oDoes-osomeone-owant-oto-oattack-ous-oagain?"
"No…-oit's-oabout-oGardan,-othe-ovillage-ohas-obeen-oattacked-oby-oan-oarmy-oof-oLizards…"
At-othose-owords,-oeveryone-oflinches,-oand-oI-oask-ohurriedly-o"How-ois-othe-osituation?"
"A-ofew-odowns-oon-othe-oBarbarian's-oside,-obut-othey-ocould-osomehow-orepel-othe-oattack,-oit-owas-olucky-othat-oan-oexpedition-osquad-owas-othere-oat-othe-otime-otoo"
The-oatmosphere-osuddenly-oturns-ogrim-oand-owe-oimmediately-ogo-otowards-oEroda's-ohouse.
As-owe-oget-othere,-owe-oenter-othe-ohouse-oand-olooking-oat-oEroda-owho-oseemed-oto-ohave-oa-opleasant-osmile-ochange-owhen-ohe-osaw-oour-oagitated-ofaces,-ohe-oasks.
"What-ohappened?"
"It's-oGardan-oVillage,-othey-owere-oattacked-oby-oa-osmall-oarmy-oof-oLizards,-owe-oare-ogoing-otowards-othere-onow"
"Okay,-oI-owill-omanage-othings-ohere,-oyou-ojust-ogo,-owe-owill-osend-osupplies-otoo"
"We-owill-oleave-oit-oto-oyou,-owe-ohave-oalready-odispatched-oa-ofew-opeople-oto-ogo-othere"-oAs-oI-osay-othat-oI-osignal-oto-oKagito-oas-ohe-oplaces-ohis-ohands-oon-oour-oshoulder,-obut-obefore-ohe-ocould-ouse-ohis-oSkill,-oZorith-ointerrupts.
"Peko,-oyou-ostay"-oAt-othe-oserious-ogaze-oof-oZorith,-oPeko-olooks-oreluctant.
"I-owill-ogo!"
I-ounderstand-owhy-oZorith-odoesn't-owant-oPeko-oto-ogo-oso-oI-oalso-ointerfere-o"Peko,-oplease,-ostay-ohere-oand-ohelp-oEroda"
Peko-oshowing-oa-odetermined-oexpression-oisn't-oshaken-oat-oall-ountil-oa-obold-oZorith-ohugs-oher-oand-osays-o"Please"
She,-osurprised-oat-othat-oplea-oof-oZorith,-oreluctantly-onods-oand,-owhile-osmiling-obitterly,-oshe-osays-o"You-oall-ohave-oto-ocome-oback-osafe,-opromise-ome"
Arksen-osmiles-oand-oIsa-osays-o"Don't-oworry,-oI-owill-oprotect-othem"-owhile-oputting-oher-ofist-oin-oher-obreastplate.
Like-othat,-owe-oall-onod,-oand-oI-olook-oat-oKagito-oto-oget-oready-oand-ogo.
With-oa-odetermined-oatmosphere,-oZorith-osmiles-oat-oher-oand-owe-oappear-oin-oGardan-oVillage-othat-olooke
d-oa-obit-otorn-oapart.-oMany-owarriors-owatched-ous-oapprehensively,-othey-oseemed-oto-obe-ofrom-othe-oexpedition-osquad,-oas-owe-osuddenly-oappeared-oas-oI-osee-oAren-ocoming-oat-ous.
"So,-oyou-ocame,-ofollow-ome,-oI-owill-otake-oyou-oto-oAzalea"-oHe-osays-oas-ohe-owaves-oat-ous-oto-ofollow-ohim-oand-oI-oask.
"How-ois-othe-ocurrent-osituation?"
At-othat-oquestion,-oAren-osends-oa-ofierce-oaura-oand-osays-o"Waves-oof-oLizards-ohave-ocome-oto-oattack-othe-oVillage,-othankfully-osome-oforeigners-owere-ohere-otoo-oso-owe-ocould-orepel-othe-oattacks-owith-ominor-olosses"-ohe-ogrits-ohis-oteeth-oat-osaying-o'minor-olosses'
Anyone-owould-obe-ofurious,-oassessing-othe-ocurrent-osituation,-oEliana-oalso-oasks
"How-omany-owaves-oof-oattacks-ohad-ocome?"
"Three,-obut-oit-oseems-oa-ofew-omore-owill-ocome"
We-onarrow-oour-oeyes-oas-owe-ohear-othat-othree-owaves-ohave-oalready-ocome,-oand-oeven-omore-owill-oattack,-oso-owe-ohurry-oour-osteps-oto-owhere-oAzalea-ois.
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"I-oam-oglad-oyou-ohave-ocome-oso-ofast,-owe-oare-oin-oquite-oa-otroubling-osituation"
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