A New World: Myths
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aldersprig“That is… a very good question. But I suppose the answer lies in the fact that Kaelingrade is said to have disappeared, isn’t she? Whereas Carrenonna-” She trailed off, hoping someone knew.
“Kaelingrade vanished without a trace, tower and all, in a cold spring one day during the Aterpian Wars,” read the father. “What are - oh, those were some of the wars before we landed, weren’t they? Skirmishes?”
Kael raised her eyebrows at the man. “Skirmishes? You are talking about battles when thousands on thousands of people died.”
“But they didn’t have real technology here, did they? Before we, I mean, before colonists came. That was a long time ago, but I know there wasn’t anything like modern warfare.”
“Oh, come on, Dad.” The older daughter rolled her eyes. “Just because we can drop bombs and blow up entire cities now doesn’t mean that we’re superior or something. And besides, they had magic back then, real magic, didn’t they?”
“Aria, what did we say about-”
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“Kaelingrade vanished without a trace, tower and all, in a cold spring one day during the Aterpian Wars,” read the father. “What are - oh, those were some of the wars before we landed, weren’t they? Skirmishes?”
Kael raised her eyebrows at the man. “Skirmishes? You are talking about battles when thousands on thousands of people died.”
“But they didn’t have real technology here, did they? Before we, I mean, before colonists came. That was a long time ago, but I know there wasn’t anything like modern warfare.”
“Oh, come on, Dad.” The older daughter rolled her eyes. “Just because we can drop bombs and blow up entire cities now doesn’t mean that we’re superior or something. And besides, they had magic back then, real magic, didn’t they?”
“Aria, what did we say about-”
read on…
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