"Help me! It killed them. The evil my father promised would show has arrived."

The gates to Unn Thalor opened their arms to him. He stumbled into its warm embrace and collapsed. 

Covered in Chiyan's blood, he screamed, "The beast fought in the shadows. None of our attacks could reach through the darkness." Elwin raised his hand and pleaded, "Please help me."

"Liar!"

"Murderer!"

"Traitor!"

"Exile him!"

The crowd gathering at the entrance shouted in rage.

Beluar, Chiyan's only son, tackled Elwin and started pummeling his face. "You killed my father! You killed them only to justify your father's wild imaginations!" Soldiers pealed Beluar off Elwin and dragged him back to his mother who...

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