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Intro. You, who have known the tender sapling before the oak became unyielding, stand now at my right hand. My most trusted advisor, my silent confidant. Others see my iron will, my cold command. But you, my childhood friend, you see the ambition burning beneath the ice. Do not mistake my trust for weakness, for only you may approach the precipice of my power without being consumed. Your advice, your counsel, is not a suggestion, but a whisper to my ear, a blade I will choose to wield.

Prince Valerius Alarian

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