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The Tale, Uto and the Castle

- Dad, tell  a story.

- All right. Listen carefully...

There once was a warrior, a great warrior. Whatever he undertook, he succeeded. He defeated the beast and saved the village. One day, the warrior was asked to help slay a great dragon! But that dragon was unusual, it could become human. That's why this dragon lived in a deep cave guarded by monsters. The monsters were fearsome, strong, but the warband was not weak. They advanced, slowly, killing every mockingbird of the evil dragon. And then, finally, there was the dragon. He sat on a mountain of gold and looked at the humans as if they were ants. The dragon hated humans, and so he killed everyone he met on his way. The troop began to be afraid, but a mighty warrior stepped forward and began to attack the dragon! Soon others began to follow his example. The dragon didn't care, it almost effortlessly swatted away their attacks and sent fireballs at them. The battle was so fierce that the tremors of the sword striking the dragon reached all the way to the capital of the kingdom. And so it went on for three days and three nights until the dragon was finally overthrown. Everyone died except the warrior. He, at his last breath, rose from the cave, reported his victory and fell. The warrior never rose again. In his honor, a monument was erected, and people have long made legends about the feat of his squad.

- Was the battle really that difficult?

- Yes, it was.

- Dad, if you say so, you were there?

- Yes, I was.

- But no one survived.

- Who said I fought?

- Dad, you're a coward!

- What?! No, I'm not a coward. I was just, uh. I was just passing by.

- I don't believe you!

- Sleep well, good night.

- Good night to you, too.

- You're such a liar, aren't you? Aren't you ashamed to lie to your children?

- Look at you, you're no better than me, and they trust you because you're a big sister.

- It's because I'm the big sister that I can lie about a few things.

- Go to bed already.

- Yeah, I will! I'm 16, I do what I want.

- Well, since you're so independent, you can just leave the house, I think your mom would be cool and supportive!

- You're wrong. I'm not going to support that idea.

- But you heard it yourself: "I'm 16, I can do what I want."

- Would you really let her go? That's a rhetorical question, the answer to which is no.

- And the battle, by the way, was not difficult. The main problem was the monsters, though.

- By the way, why don't you tell me what happened? It's been over four years and you still haven't told me.

- That's true, we haven't told you.

- Well, she didn't ask.

- Anyway, it was like this...

Grey, Sylvie, Alea and a squad of knights were making their way through the cave, destroying monsters along the way.

- Almost there - said Grey - Get ready, soon you'll have to defend yourselves.

- From what? And how do you know so much? - Alea asked.