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recite As if on cue the lights flicker and go out, plunging the room into darkness. A silence falls like a thick blanket over the darkness until you hear the sound of a flint striking on stone.

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MIRALOR

waitfor flint striking on stone

put act , as Miralor, quickly picks up the flaming branch and solemnly walks over to put it on the pyre, igniting the naphtha and setting it ablaze with a quiet reverence in her eyes.

put act walks over to stand near her husband and gazes at the flaming bonfire as the flames reach the wrapped bundle atop it.

put act waits for a moment before letting her voice ring out over the sound of the flickering flames.

put sing Demrris told us before he left;A promise of a life beyond our deaths.;The Great Old One must have known;That the world is too wide for one life alone.

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TIMRATH

waitfor for one life alone

act , as Timrath, steps forward to add a branch to the bonfire as his rich countertenor joins her in song, his voice full of sorrow and joy as they sing the soul of the dead to Tenemlor.

put sing So though this soul goes to Tenemlor;Soon it shall return to us once more,;Passing from her blessed home,;Back to the plains with us it will roam.

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MIRALOR

waitfor plains with us it will roam

put smile softly to herself as the voice of others in the kin join them in song, watching the smoke from the bier rise towards the heavens.

put sing And wander the forests and drink down the wind;And sing this song with us again.;And when the wheel has turned once more,;It will hear this song, as it did before.

put sing Hear us, hear us, hurry along,;Take your rest, but don't stay long.;For leaves fall to ground and nourish the tree;The leaves come back, and so shall we!

put act watches the flames die down and lets a tear run down her face as the soul of the departed rises up with the smoke from the flames.

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TIMRATH

waitfor smoke from the flames

put act turns towards Miralor and gazes sadly yet with pride down at her, reaching over to trace a claw along her jaw, then lifting her chin up to look into her eyes.

put say You understand, don't you? You know why we have to burn our dead to keep them from Her grasp?

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MIRALOR

waitfor burn our dead

put act flicks her tail peevishly.

put say Yes... I do... but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Lyras has over run our land... killed our kin... but she has to take them from the Wheel too? We have to find a way to stop her!

put act gazes up at her mate with a look of defiance in her eyes.

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TIMRATH

waitfor defiance in her eyes

put say Aye love. And that's just what we're going to do tonight. Our forces, joined with the Rakash are going to make a joint strike on the north lines of her army.

put act continues with fervor, "Hopefully the surprise of our working together to make such a large assault will absorb her attention while we sneak up behind her."

put say Vael's plan is that with your help, love, and the assistance of the other moon mages, we can sneak behind the enemy lines and remove the foul blight that leads this army of abomination.

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MIRALOR

waitfor leads this army of abomination

put act gazes at Timrath, a trill of concern rumbling up in the back of her throat.

put say Must you go with them?

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TIMRATH

waitfor Must you go with them

put act blinks down at his mate in disbelief.

put say Would you have me dishonor our kin? Do you not find it an honor to be asked to go on this mission with Vael?

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MIRALOR

waitfor on this mission with Vael