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Firian
Does a man want influence? Does a man want power? Greatness is found in service and majesty in love. Remember a heritage of evil but a future of hope. This is the history that can be for every man. Therefore, do not exalt yourself above another. Rather, lift up your brother to see what you too have been given.
Firian had to read the passage four times to commit it to memory. It was getting late, so he jumped to his feet from where he had been lying on the floor and found a flint among the clutter on the dresser. He lit two candles and lay back down, flipping lazily to the second page of the Scroll. It was blank, but he had sealed a note on it with wax. The seal was already starting to chip off in soft, jagged edges. He waited until the wax from one of the candles was hot and c
