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Upon receiving this promise, the Kings and their families grew excited for the day it would be fulfilled and allow them to truly join the mage bloodline.
One of the queens interpreted the promise of the mage's power as his ability to create with the clay that comprised their world. She traveled outside the reaches of her husbands land and set up camp. The queen studied records of the mage's skill until nightfall, to prepare in full measure for seizing her birthright. As the last rays of sunlight sank beneath the smooth horizon, she reached her hands into the soil.
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