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. The closing words of his journal
are difficult to read, but indicate that his gesture toward the
ogre cost him his post in the scouts, and he was banished
from the high thane's court.
Nevertheless, as I read his words, penned in the year
following his banishment, I see no sign of regret, no desire
to change the decision he had made with regard to
Gobasch, the ogre. If anything, the words of Horgan
Oxthrall fairly swell with pride.
This is the first scroll of the cheesemaker's find. It leads
me to believe, Excellency, that the tales of the Last
Messenger are true! Somewhere in the heights above me
lies the tomb of this hero who preserved the history of the
Khalkist dwarves. I go to seek this trove, an opportunity
that any historian would seize - though not all, I dare to
venture, with as much stoicism as I!
With the coming dawn, Master, I set out for the icy
ramparts that have framed my view for these past months. I
will send further word with all the haste I can muster,
though I doubt that ready accommodation will present itself
for the passage of messages.
Until my next word, I remain,
Your Devoted Servant,
FORYTH TEEL, Scribe of Astinus
*****
My Most Honored Master:
I can only beg the gods of good and neutrality to see
that this missive retraces the path I have recently traveled
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