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The Lord of the Rings - My Story Animated
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Jun 5, 2025
The Lord of the Rings - My Story Animated On an ordinary afternoon of errands with her mom, a young girl reflects on growing up in a world that feels both overwhelming and painfully boring. Caught between global crises and everyday routines, she finds comfort in stories, questions the world around her, and begins to understand what it means to grow into the light—even when you didn’t choose the journey. #msa #msaanimatedstories
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by the light of the waning moon the
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village awakes curtains heavy enough to
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block the sun's rays are pulled back
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allowing in the once silent night even
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the animals wake sensing the tension in
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the air as parents prepare for the
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possibility of losing their children the
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evening is highly anticipated excitement
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shows clearly on some faces while others
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mourn their potential losses it's the
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older children the ones who are almost
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adults who look tired and slightly bored
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"once a year is too often," Darren says
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pulling on his boots as he sits on the
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edge of his bed "a chosen one should be
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a rare thing don't you think?" When he
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gets no response he looks up at his twin
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standing by the window "dalton did you
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hear me?" The silent twin stands in the
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light of the moon his eyes on the
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cottage just barely out of sight he rubs
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the spot on his chest that aches right
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above his heart the cottage is normal so
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like his own with a thatched roof in
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need of repair and a front path that's
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wide enough for a couple to walk side by
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side it's a place he sees often day and
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night but by the light of the waning
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moon his heart grows heavy dalton when
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Darren places a hand on his brother's
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shoulder the somber twin finally turns
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from the window the young men face each
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other once upon a time few could tell
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them apart now Dalton's skin is pale
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despite his time spent in the fields the
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once full face is thin from his lack of
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appetite he rarely smiles "come," Darren
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insists taking his brother's hand
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"mother and father are already in the
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square." As they leave the house the
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twins must walk past the cottage dalton
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hand still in his brother's stiffens but
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Darren won't allow him to stop this is
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our last year attending Darren says
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trying to distract his brother dalton
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watches the cottage until they round a
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bend sleeping through this night will be
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better for you 17 is the cuto off age
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for the chosen ones the twins are only a
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week away from their birthday still each
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carries a packed satchel as required it
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won't make a difference when Dalton
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speaks his voice is tight from unshed
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tears he doesn't let himself cry hasn't
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for 2 years when we marry our children
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will need to attend and us along with
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them their parents are at the square
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because it is required parents don't
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have a chance to hug their children for
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the last time if they miss the ceremony
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parents receive letters for some time
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after the child leaves but the chosen
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give up their old lives after a year or
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two the village only hears their names
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if the chosen are praised for their
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deeds or if they die that is the only
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thought that brings Dalton comfort no
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news means she isn't dead yet a crowd
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stands in the square speaking softly
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children between the ages of 9 and 17
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are quieter the younger ones suck on
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hard candies with the promise of more if
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they behave the teens stay in their own
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groups more relaxed than anyone else in
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the square the chosen ones tend to be
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younger news from other villages
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confirms it's the same throughout the
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kingdom younger might mean the children
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aren't strong but if they're younger
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they can be trained older children are
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stubborn of course that isn't set in
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stone chosen ones are determined by fate
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alone age does not matter dalton glances
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at the group of 14year-olds they aren't
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as relaxed as the older teens for years
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the chosen from their village were below
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the age of 12 until 2 years ago you look
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tired the twin's mother says when they
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stop beside their parents did you not
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sleep the woman takes Dalton's face in
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her hands examining him carefully the
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boys take after her with her lighter
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hair and forest green eyes their
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demeanors were once like their fathers
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the man cracks a smile nudging Darren in
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the side as he tries to find the humor
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in every situation we'll pass out soon
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enough he says to the twins and sleep
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through the night for years after his
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laugh is hollow though his attention on
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Dalton the younger twin was once the
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strongest he'd put up a good fight 2
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years earlier and had to be locked away
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to keep him from following the bringer
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not that Dalton has a reason to fight
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anymore the square falls silent when the
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bringer enters followed by the village
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head children step closer to their
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parents who wrap their arms around their
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shoulders as if holding them close will
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keep them from being seen dalton's
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attention leaves the square the bringer
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is different every year so he has no
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quarrel with the man in the dark cloak
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off to the side stand two horses one for
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the bringer and one for the chosen the
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selection is swift each year and soon
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everyone will return to their beds
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everyone except one child a gasp in the
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crowd draws Dalton's focus back to the
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ceremony the bringer is moving among the
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families but swiftly he bypasses the 9
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and 10year-olds holding on to their
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parents he ignores the 11 and
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12year-olds who are trying to make
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themselves invisible the 13 and
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14year-olds gathered in groups hold
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their breath but the bringer passes them
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by the man doesn't head for any gathered
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groups he walks right up to a family
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dalton's family chosen one the bringer
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stops before Dalton and lowers his head
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you are found bid your loved ones
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goodbye and come never has the square
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been so quiet others pinch themselves as
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if they might be dreaming even the
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children who'd been afraid to be chosen
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are bewildered what darren is the first
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to speak he can't be the chosen one he's
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16 17 and 7 days while Darren refuses to
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believe it their mother lets out a sob
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their father's face pales and even he
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can't find a reason to smile but Dalton
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can for the first time in 2 years his
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smile is genuine yes as he takes a step
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toward the bringer Dalton is brought up
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short his twin's hand on his arm you
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can't it isn't right darren's cheeks are
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pink with anger in a week they'd both be
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safe they go on with their lives not
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worrying about the ceremony for years
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it's my fault their mother cries if
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you'd been born sooner this wouldn't be
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happening the bringer watches silently
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tears are normal during the ceremony
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anger too though not on the scale Dalton
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showed 2 years earlier i'm going he says
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eyes on the bringer when Darren's
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fingers dig into his arm Dalton finally
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looks at his twin talia is there i'll
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see her again that is the only reason to
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be fine with the situation dalton
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doesn't care that his life will be in
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danger he doesn't care that he'll be the
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oldest chosen one in training when his
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betro was taken from the village his
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life ceased to matter getting chosen
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means reuniting once more even Darren
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falls silent everyone in the village
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knew that Dalton mourned his one true
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love in the kingdom betroals aren't
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official until the age of 17 but Dalton
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and Talia didn't care they'd grown up
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together fallen in love and planned
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their futures then at 14 years old she'd
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been chosen dalton's screams the way
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he'd fought to keep Talia from leaving
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are still talked about among the
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villagers an unsemly display but now
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he's been blessed with a chance to be
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with her again no one can argue no one
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can stop someone from being chosen and
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the chance that Dalton might be happy
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again is enough for his family to let
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him go with love hugs kisses and tearful
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goodbyes then he's on a horse leaving
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with the bringer without a backward
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glance they ride through the night
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dalton once tired is wide awake and
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filled with anticipation no one knows
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the power behind the ceremony no one
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understands the magic the chosen wield
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to protect the kingdom from the dark
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wizards outside their borders but he
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doesn't care what trials he'll face as
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long as he sees Tatia again near sunrise
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the pair stops the bringer throws back
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his hood the light catching on his face
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a younger bringer he is only in his 30s
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dalton wonders if they sent a younger
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bringer to handle him though he hadn't
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successfully stopped Talia from being
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taken years ago he'd wounded the bringer
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the chosen ones live together he asks
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they do the bringer takes a piece of
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bread from his pack eating it without
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offering any to Dalton the young man
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pretends not to care eventually he'll be
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hungry but there is money in his pack
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where do they stay dalton asks as he
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sits on a log to rest his legs riding a
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horse requires more work than he thought
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he bends to massage his thighs near the
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capital the bringer walks to his horse
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pulling more bread out to eat without
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sharing have you heard the legend of the
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last dalton turns to look at the bringer
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but the man's back is to him as he faces
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the horse the myth you mean of course
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the last chosen no one believes the
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story a seer spoke of it once on his
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deathbed the chosen ones would end when
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the last took power the last would end
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the dark wizards and bring peace forever
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more one person can exterminate every
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dark wizard Dalton says leaning down to
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stretch his legs wizards are born and
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become dark to keep dark wizards from
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being born magic itself must be erased
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the bringer chuckles softly true and a
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world without magic may be safer but
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presents its own challenges why any
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magic user would accept the end of magic
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is beyond me exactly Dalton says turning
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toward the rising sun and if magic needs
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to end all the chosen ones must die if
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the legend of the last was true I
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wouldn't accept it if the chosen ones
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had to die that meant Talia would die
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dalton shivers at the thought he doesn't
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care about magic but Talia is more
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important he'd give up the entire
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kingdom for her you wouldn't accept it
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then what would you do if you met the
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last chosen one dalton stares at the
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sunrise it reminds him of Talia's bright
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smile so warm and welcoming bringing him
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back to life "i'd keep them from being
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chosen," he says closing his eyes to
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bask in the sun's warm embrace the
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bringer steps up behind him sword drawn
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the man's expression is grim but he
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still lifts his blade i'm glad you agree
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