In a way Vamilion wouldn't forgive himself either, though he probably would make the same decision again, given the same dire circumstances. Twenty-five years earlier, he and his little family had been traveling along the coastline, kept out of the Land by the Seal. Then, for no discernible reason, the Seal had fallen. Their curiosity led the family to investigate and they began up the beach when magical explosions had frightened him and his family into hiding behind the doubtful shelter of their wagon. Owailion had come bolting across the beach to rescue them, offering him magic even as the explosions shattered their belongings. At the time, Vamilion would have done anything to avoid dying. Now he held the consequence. Responsibility for all the Land.
“Why am I here? I'm here to tend to
