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<v Speaker 1>Hi. This is Jake Kerr, the writer and producer of

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<v Speaker 1>The Thieves Guild. Before this episode starts, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>express my thanks to you as a listener.

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<v Speaker 2>This is The.

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<v Speaker 1>Thieves Guilds one hundred and fiftieth episode, and I never

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<v Speaker 1>expected to reach that milestone. You know, it's only possible

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<v Speaker 1>due to you. From the bottom of my heart, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so very very much. You are what has made

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<v Speaker 1>this journey so amazing for me. My only humble request

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<v Speaker 1>as I personally celebrate this milestone, is that if you

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the podcast, that you please leave a review or

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<v Speaker 1>a comment. Those things truly do help. And now let's

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<v Speaker 1>find out what Rafe has discovered by stumbling upon that

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<v Speaker 1>outpost in the Distant Hills.

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<v Speaker 3>The Thieves Guild written by Jake Kerr, Season four, episode nine,

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<v Speaker 3>The Dragon's Watch.

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<v Speaker 4>They weren't men, and yet they weren't children. Rafe struggled

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<v Speaker 4>to understand the two men or were they children that

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<v Speaker 4>walked over to him. They walked with the assured gait

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<v Speaker 4>of warriors facing an easily dispatched foe. Rafe dropped his

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<v Speaker 4>hand to his side, and, with no idea what else

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<v Speaker 4>to do, waved to the fire.

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<v Speaker 5>There is enough warmth for all of us.

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<v Speaker 4>The first of the two men, who was nigh four

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<v Speaker 4>feet tall, walked directly over to Rafe and slapped him on.

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<v Speaker 5>The back, a wise choice.

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<v Speaker 4>He then sat down next to Rafe, while the other

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<v Speaker 4>man or was it child, looked more wary and sat

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<v Speaker 4>across from him. Both of them were small and stout

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<v Speaker 4>of stature, with dark brown hair seemingly wild and dunkempt.

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<v Speaker 4>The second man was even shorter than the first, yet

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<v Speaker 4>they were both clearly men. Even in the firelight, it

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<v Speaker 4>was clear they wore leather armor that protected nought but

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<v Speaker 4>their torso. Their legs and arms were bare, but for

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<v Speaker 4>rough tunics that did little to hide their rippling muscles,

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<v Speaker 4>they appeared enormously strong.

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<v Speaker 6>It has been a long time since we have been

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<v Speaker 6>visited by a human. The Goutlanders fear us, while those

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<v Speaker 6>from Ness still suffer under their curse and don't even

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<v Speaker 6>know of our existence. So which are you, someone who

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<v Speaker 6>is fearless or one who has regained his memory?

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<v Speaker 4>Rafe didn't even begin to know how to answer. Clearly,

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<v Speaker 4>he was referring to the outlanders, But who were the

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<v Speaker 4>cursed memory people with no real idea? As to who

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<v Speaker 4>these people were or what they were asking. Rafe went

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<v Speaker 4>with the safe route.

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<v Speaker 5>My name is Raith, I'm from Who are you?

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<v Speaker 4>The two men looked at each other. Some unspoken agreement

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<v Speaker 4>must have been reached, as the first man turned back

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<v Speaker 4>to Rafe. I'm Gallic and that is falcon. We are

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<v Speaker 4>in charge of patrolling the eastern foothills, and you, my friend,

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<v Speaker 4>are camped in the eastern foothills. Rafe was thinking of

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<v Speaker 4>a reply when the man named Falcion finally.

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<v Speaker 2>Spoke, what is your business here?

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<v Speaker 4>Not seeing any reason to lie, Rafe hoped his explanation

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<v Speaker 4>would be non confrontational enough that they let him pass.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm traveling to Gatland and wanted to avoid the Great Road.

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<v Speaker 7>I knew of this path from the Barrow's Treaty.

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<v Speaker 4>Rafe mentioned the treaty in passing, not thinking it would

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<v Speaker 4>mean anything to the two men, but they once again looked.

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<v Speaker 2>At each other. What do you know of Barrows?

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<v Speaker 4>There was a tone to the man's voice, not quite threaten,

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<v Speaker 4>but clearly approaching it. Rafe decided to tread much more

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<v Speaker 4>carefully in his responses, moving forward nothing.

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<v Speaker 7>I researched documents in ness, it is one of them.

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<v Speaker 7>I don't know of barrows or anything else. You don't

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<v Speaker 7>know of the great forgetting, I must have forgotten.

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<v Speaker 4>Rafe's hoped that his joke would lighten the mood failed horribly.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us of your research.

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<v Speaker 4>Things were going from bad to worse, and Rafe weighed

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<v Speaker 4>his words.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you know?

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<v Speaker 4>The sudden questions surprised Rafe. The two men were intensely

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<v Speaker 4>interested in how much Ness knew about what Rafe didn't know.

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<v Speaker 4>He decided to plead ignorance, which was easy as there

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<v Speaker 4>was sadly little he did know.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm researching history, as it seems, as you have said,

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<v Speaker 7>to have been forgotten. I have not been very successful.

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<v Speaker 7>This is why I'm traveling to Goutland. There are documents there.

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<v Speaker 4>Rafe kicked himself, saying the last sentence he was giving

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<v Speaker 4>away too much, but Galick's response immediately changed his mind.

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<v Speaker 6>You will find no documents there. The city's library was

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<v Speaker 6>burned to the ground ages ago. We have heard of

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<v Speaker 6>no other source of knowledge.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah.

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<v Speaker 5>Then I guess I'm just visiting for enjoyment.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no joy in Goutland.

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<v Speaker 4>Again, Raefe didn't know how to reply, but he didn't

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<v Speaker 4>need to.

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<v Speaker 6>Your time is better spent enjoying a visit to Dragon's Watch.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm sorry, I don't know what that is.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll find out soon enough. Gallic stood up.

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<v Speaker 6>Pack up your things, I'll watch ends soon and we'll

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<v Speaker 6>take you there.

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<v Speaker 4>Raife was at least smart enough not to object. The

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<v Speaker 4>two clearly were not open to negotiation, and despite their size,

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<v Speaker 4>Raefe was certain they could easily overwhelm him. Okay, as

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<v Speaker 4>he stood, he once again noticed the disparity of their sizes.

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<v Speaker 4>His curiosity was just too great. Without even debating on

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<v Speaker 4>the wisdom of the question, he blurted it out.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you?

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<v Speaker 5>I mean? You called me a human, so that implies

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<v Speaker 5>you're not.

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<v Speaker 4>The more he talked, the more nervous Rafe became.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't mean to offend you. I've just never seen

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<v Speaker 5>anyone like you.

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<v Speaker 4>Rafe finally shut up, as Gallic looked at Falcon the

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<v Speaker 4>Great forgetting. Gallic nodded in reply. Enough of Rafe's questions

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<v Speaker 4>were answered during the journey to the Southern outpost to

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<v Speaker 4>make him desperate to know more. Dragon's Watch was the

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<v Speaker 4>Dwarven name for the outpost, and that's who the two

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<v Speaker 4>explained who they were dwarves, a race of creatures that

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<v Speaker 4>lived in the mountains. They didn't explain more than the

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<v Speaker 4>name and where they lived, so Rafe filed his many

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<v Speaker 4>questions away for further research. The Watch was a heavily

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<v Speaker 4>armed garrison, but god in what they wouldn't say For

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<v Speaker 4>every answer, Rafe had four more questions which didn't go answered.

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<v Speaker 4>One question, however, made the two visibly nervous.

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<v Speaker 5>So why is it called Dragon's Watch?

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<v Speaker 4>There was no answer, and Rafe glanced to the mounted men,

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<v Speaker 4>one to his left and one to his right.

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<v Speaker 5>There is a dragon or a history of a dragon?

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't there no answer?

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<v Speaker 7>The mountains of the dragon's teeth It is called dragon road.

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<v Speaker 7>The river is the dragon's tear. Now we have Dragon's Watch.

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<v Speaker 6>You are a descendant of the Great Forgetting. It is

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<v Speaker 6>not a memory you are allowed to keep once again

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<v Speaker 6>with the Great forgetting?

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<v Speaker 5>What is that?

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<v Speaker 7>Had all of nests simply had their memory removed at

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<v Speaker 7>some point? How could everyone forget a dragon?

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<v Speaker 4>Rafe tried not to let his frustration show. You'll need

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<v Speaker 4>to ask Cray. Who is Cray? It was another question

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<v Speaker 4>that went unanswered. There was no entrance to Dragon's Watch

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<v Speaker 4>that could see. In fact, there was no dragon's watch

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<v Speaker 4>that Rafe could see, just a sheer mountainside with pock

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<v Speaker 4>marks and natural ledges of stone. It was as well

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<v Speaker 4>camouflaged as the thieves Tower, and that made Rafe wonder

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<v Speaker 4>if they were both enchanted. Is this hidden by magic?

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<v Speaker 4>Gallic laughed, It's hidden by dwarf and skill. That comment

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<v Speaker 4>only made Rafe wonder if the dwarfs had created the

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<v Speaker 4>thieves Tower, although he considered that an impossibility. They rode

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<v Speaker 4>up a frighteningly steep path that Gallic and Falcon's horses

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<v Speaker 4>trod easily, but Rafe's horse took a bit more seriously,

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<v Speaker 4>although he too had little trouble. Behind an outcropping was

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<v Speaker 4>a wide stone entrance. It was an arch door about

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<v Speaker 4>ten feet high and five feet wide. The horses entered

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<v Speaker 4>one at a time. As Rafe got used to the

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<v Speaker 4>dim light of torches, he heard the murmur of voices.

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<v Speaker 4>Three shadows approached a human. I cannot believe it by

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<v Speaker 4>the gods, and other exclamations reached his ears. Another voice,

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<v Speaker 4>what word falcion?

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<v Speaker 2>A human? Sir? I can see that.

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<v Speaker 4>A dwarf with golden hair, the color of the Wheat

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<v Speaker 4>of the Inner Fields approached. He wore a dark brown robe.

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<v Speaker 4>He paused in front of their horses as Gallic and

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<v Speaker 4>Falcion dismounted, not receiving any guidance. Raife dismounted as well.

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<v Speaker 2>He was camped in the eastern foothills. He is from

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<v Speaker 2>Ness for.

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<v Speaker 4>The first time, the dwarf, who was clearly some kind

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<v Speaker 4>of leader, watched as Rafe approached him.

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<v Speaker 2>You are far afield, human.

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<v Speaker 5>I was just enjoying the beauty of the foothills.

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<v Speaker 4>His jovial reply again fell on deaf ears.

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<v Speaker 5>I was taking the southern road to Goutland.

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<v Speaker 2>You know of the southern road. He mentioned the Barrows Treaty.

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<v Speaker 4>At that the Dwarf's casual curiosity became much more serious.

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<v Speaker 4>You know of Barrows, I know of the treaty. The

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<v Speaker 4>dwarf in the robe nodded his head. A document, then,

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<v Speaker 4>do you know of the man Barrows?

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<v Speaker 5>No, just the treaty.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, the great forgetting has found another gap.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm sorry? What is the great forgetting? Did something destroy

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<v Speaker 7>the memory of everyone in Ness? How could that happen?

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<v Speaker 7>Why did it happen? Who are you? What is this place?

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<v Speaker 7>How have you remained hidden. You aren't that far. Did

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<v Speaker 7>not the rangers know of your existence?

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<v Speaker 4>The questions poured out of Rafe received by an amused

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<v Speaker 4>smile by the robed man. Only such great curiosity can

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<v Speaker 4>defeat the great forgetting, he laughed. Come, my name is Token.

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<v Speaker 4>I need to take you to someone Cray. The answer

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<v Speaker 4>led to an angry look from Token to Falcion and Gallic.

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<v Speaker 2>And it appears great curiosity can also be dangerous when

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