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bronze dragon hatchling.” He smiled paternally at Lesariu.
    “She was little more than a baby when we
found her, but together we accelerated her growth until she was
large enough to use her magic. While we waited for her growth I
assembled some of the more peaceful dwarves, the youngest of
course. Henjis convinced some of the elves to come with us,
bringing with them the more valuable tomes and scrolls; their
purpose was more suited to intense study and reflection.
    We were almost ready to create a gateway to
this world; it was quite difficult and took all of our combined
power to do. My father found out what we intended to do though.
When he came to our departure point I was sure he was going to try
and stop us.” Drake swallowed hard before he continued.
    “Instead he provided the necessary power to
force the gateway open so we could flee. His last words to me were; Guard them as though they were your own. ” A single tear fell
from Drake’s eye.
    “I was the last to leave and when I looked
back to thank him, I saw that he had fallen from the sky. He spent
the last of his magic to give us a future. My father crashed into
the cracked earth below as orcs came rushing out of the nearby
marshes and swarmed all over him. They began ripping his plates
back and feasting on his body. I gathered my power, hoping to kill
the orcs below. Then I felt his pressure in my mind, it was so weak
and quiet I could barely hear it over the thunder that crashed
about the gateway. Go! Thrive and learn from our mistakes! ”
Another tear fell from the same eye as Drake remembered the painful
moment in his past.
    “The orcs began swarming towards the gateway
then. I flew with all the speed I could muster, trying to get
through the gateway so we could close it on the other side.
Unfortunately a dozen or so orcs made it through with us and
promptly disappeared while we focused our power to close the
gateway.” He paused and reached for a pitcher of water Tristan
hadn’t noticed before.
    While his grandfather drank deeply Tristan
considered what he had learnt. The orcs he fought were thankfully
fewer in number than the millions they had left behind, but even so
they proved to be a terrible force in the field. He wondered where
the trolls, wargs and giants came from though. Perhaps they were
already here when the dragons, elves and dwarves arrived.
    “Humans were already here, though they fought
bitterly amongst themselves. Each of them was seeking to dominate
and subjugate the rest. Quickly, the seven of us decided to take
patronage of a country and mold it to our liking. We forced the
humans to stop fighting one another, at least in open warfare, and
talk peace. Most of them agreed, though there were some who
preferred to war.
    After the history of our own world had played
out, we decided upon a course of action. We gathered up all the
warmongers and we were prepared to kill them all. Henjis stepped
forward and offered a solution. He would oversee the largest
country and those warring humans, the orcs that we could find and
any other warlike species were placed haphazardly around the Great
Expanse.
    An enormous wall was built with the help of
the dwarves and elves we brought with us. I believe the Terumites
call is “The Great Wall of Terious”, which was fitting, as it was
Terious the dwarven chieftain who designed it. We sealed it using
dragon magic and Henjis kept watch on the borders for us.” Drake
explained.
    “For three-hundred years we cooperated with
one another. The Great Expanse slowly became the only war zone on
this world as the orcs, trolls, giants, and blood crazed humans
battled one another endlessly.” He said.
    “Wait.” Eurydice interrupted. “Why did Henjis
start The Bane in the first place? You said you were like
brothers!”
    “I’m getting there little one.” He smiled.
“Our host grew in those three hundred years. Each of us had
hatchlings of our own, swelling our numbers into the hundreds. We
found