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The
Second Book of Hamalzah
Chapter 3: The First Book of Parin |
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Parin, the fastest and most able of the warriors of the Quantar Alliance
had been on his way to Far Quantus, the farthest outpost of the
Quantar. And his passage was long, fraught and dangerous, for distant
travel was still young in those days, and but little of all the
wonders of Creation was known. But Hamalzah led his young servant
safely through fields of stone; let him recognize all perilous currents and false paths ahead of time; lead him so
that he might not lose his Way and become lost in the Void. And after
some time Parin reached the Far Quantus region. His scrying devices showed
many unknown objects, but the Quantar Station was nowhere to be
seen. And only strange noises fell upon his ears.
Parin hailed his people, but there was no reply whatsoever. With
his heart drowning in concern for his people he ventured deeper into
that region that now seemed so dangerous. And as he navigated a path through the unknown objects shewn by his devices he came to notice that these
objects were debris of the Quantar Station, that had been so proud and mighty.
Then great fear and deep sorrow came upon him. And so Parin searched
for any proof of what happened to this great outpost of
the Quantar. And he found a larger piece of debris that still seemed habitable. And there he alighted. |
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