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A King’s Burden
Citizens of Chalice, I have a promise to make. Today marks a turning point in our fledgling nation. Do not for a moment think that I will sit upon this throne and idle my days until we all wither from age and regret. Right now, we stand upon an overabundance of opportunity. The very secrets of our planet’s past and future are within our borders. We will stand on the shoulders of our ancient forefathers, and we will rise, as they once had, to the stars themselves. This I promise you.
—From King Liam’s Inauguration Speech
“The Wraith has returned?” King Liam was not pleased. For years he had clawed and scratched to craft an empire in Chalice, and now it was all falling apart. Even the largest stone can become a grain of sand upon the shore, he thought. He just hadn’t e
