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Welcome home, Ashen One. What is thy desire? Art thou all right? Thy face seems... sullen,

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Ashen One. Did something happen to thee while thou's travelled to fulfil thy duty? Come,

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sit with me then. Thou can share more stories of thine travels if thy wish.

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Oh, Siegbrau. Ashen One, this is the first time thou has offered me something, let alone

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a drink for thy story-times. However, I graciously accept thine gift. By the flame, much stronger

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than drinking Estis. However, it's oddly satisfying a taste. So then, tell me what happened this

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time in thy travels. I remember the last time thou returned home. Thou hast brought back

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the cinders of Prince Lothric. I christened thee the true air-fire, and yet I still sense

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the flame has not been linked. What was it that shook thy resolve? A hint segment within

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Lothric Castle. I remember the tales of Prince Lothric's father vanishing shortly before

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the Bell of Awakening, when it summoned forth the past laws of Cinder, but I didn't expect

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that the former king would have been locked away. I even remember hearing some disturbing

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rumours that King Osiris delved into horrific methods to try and sustain the flame in his

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own way. What was it like? A garden full of... corruption? That's disheartening, but not

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surprising. More of those passive man-creatures stalked this garden? Ashen One, was thou

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injured? Forgive me, I know thou art far more resilient than anyone I know, but I cannot

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help but be concerned for thee. Thou art my champion after all, my only companion, the

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only one who actually speaks with me or keeps me company, even if all we do is sit and watch

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the bonfire. Thou hast seen the grave of the firekeepers here at the Shrine, yes? How many

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of my sisters served their duty, perhaps never meeting their champions? Just how many did

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meet their champions and were simply used for their power to bind onerous souls and

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simply thrown away once their youthfulness was spent? I'm sorry, Ashen One, I interrupted

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thee with my own concerns. Please, continue. My word. King Osiris became a dragon? A paltry

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dragon, even? That's monstrous. To delve into such abhorrent research to try and sustain

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the flame, he kept calling up for a child. No, I don't remember there being another

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child after Prince Lothric and Lorian were born. Art thou sure you weren't imagining

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these unsettling infant whales thou heard when thee faced the consumed king? Yes, thou

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art correct, it matters not if it was real or fabrication, all that matters is that you

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survived. So then what happened after your battle? Was the Mad King protecting some sort

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of treasure? What? The Cemetery of Ash? But Ashen One, that cannot be. The cemetery is

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right outside the shrine. It was dark? That's even more preposterous, dear Ashen One. I

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can feel the sun on my skin when I walk outside to hear the sea and wait for thee. What is

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this thou gave me? This warmth? It cannot be a coiled sword fragment. So then it was

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true, those untended graves silent in the dark, the flames spluttered and faded. No,

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Ashen One, I do not think thou would lie to me. It's just very difficult to process

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this. I know the stories of your travels would seem very fantastical, but a firelink shine

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identical to ours but lost in a void of empty darkness. Is it a memory of the past or perhaps

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a warning of the future? I am frightened, Ashen One. I am frightened that all this time

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on thine efforts my own duty has been for naught, that my sister's sacrifices through

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the ages to keep the first flamelink was nothing more than meaningless toil. Please hold me,

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Ashen One, for I am terribly frightened. I think of thee, Ashen One, thy embrace has

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always gone me, more so than the bonfire. Still, to think a firelink shine locked within

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time neither present nor future, it's almost more preposterous to believe than thy story

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of how thou'st travelled to a frozen world through that scrap of painting, or how you

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found the long lost city of the Pygmy Lords. Ashen One, may I ask thee a favour? May I

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touch thy face, please? So soft feel thy face, and think the flame thou hast not hallowed.

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Thy lips feel so soft in my touch. I'm sorry I'm always tending the flame, so I apologise

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that my hands are cupped and soaked in, not enjoyable with all my wrappings. Ashen One,

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thy hands, no, not at all, I don't mind, please, touch me back. I am here for thee and thee

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alone. Only thee is allowed to touch my face gently like this. Is this perhaps what some

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of my sisters felt with their champions through the centuries? It's not entirely unpleasant.

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Thou'st found something else in that darkened firelink shrine? Hot at my hands? Of course,

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as thou bidst. Ashen One, are these, are these eyes? How gracious of thee, Ashen One, the

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very things we firekeepers have been missing. Ashen One, you have my dearest thanks for

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the eyes thou'st has given, but firekeepers are not meant to have eyes. It is forbidden.

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These will reveal through a sliver of light frightening images of betrayal. A world without

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fire? Ashen One, is this truly thy wish? Of course, I serve thee and will do as thou

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bidst. This will be our private affair. No one else will know of this. Stay thy path

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and I will blindly tinder fling until the day of thy grand betrayal. One moment, Ashen

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One, please turn away an eye. I will do what must be done with these eyes.

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Ashen One, I, I can see for the first time in so many years, I can see. Ashen One, I

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can see. Ashen One, forgive me if this sounded strange. The eyes show me a world without

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fire, a vast stretch of endless darkness, but is different to what is seen when stripped

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of sight. In the far distance I sense the presence of tiny flames, like precious embers

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left to us by past lords, linkers of the fire. Could this be what draws me to this strangely

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enticing darkness? However, Ashen One, if thine heart should bend, kill me and strip

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these eyes from my person, I will return to the firekeep I once was. As it has always

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been, I would rather die blind than see the darkness and remain without thee. Thy hand,

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Ashen One. No, I, I welcome thy touch. I will always welcome thee. But please, will

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I cherish the gift thou hast given me to be able to see thee? I, I fear that if thy wish

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for a world without fire were granted, that thou would leave me to walk over dark alone.

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Please, Ashen One, don't leave me to that enticing darkness. Must thou let me stay at

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thy side? What, always at your side? Ashen One, art thou saying what I think? Thou art

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fond of me? No, I, I have, I have grown quite fond of thee as well. It's just very sudden

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to say such things after I told thee to kill me, if thou wavered from thy path. May I

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touch thy face again, please, Ashen One? It's far more enjoyable to touch thee when

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I can see thy face now. Have thy lips part when I run my fingers on them? The look thou

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giveth me, like thou was hungering for more souls. Hungering for me now, are we? No, Ashen

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One, I enjoy thy gaze. I was able to sense it even when I couldn't see, especially when

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I would toil for thee. I can still see thee through my crown, but please, for now, may

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I keep it on. I think of thee for being patient with me, my dearest Ashen One. Ashen One,

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before thou departs to the kiln of the first flame in my eye, may I thank thee for granting

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me my eyes. I know I said all those things, but I am still grateful to be able to see

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thee, my champion. Come over here, in this alcove we shall not be disturbed. Let me just

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lay out the bedroll. And now, Ashen One, may we perhaps begin with a kiss? Yes, I have

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been craving to embrace thy lips whenever I touch thy face.

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Yes, thou tastest so wonderful, Ashen One, please. Oh, let us say for this moment, even

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if the flame were to fade as long as I have thee right now, I fear not the coming of

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the end of the world. Even if thy grand betrayal were realized, I shall serve thee always.

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Ashen One, please.

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Dear Ashen One, please, remove thy gear. I wish

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to touch thee. By the flame, Ashen One, so many scars. Of course not the one I do not

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find them detestable. It complements thee. Thy body is a canvas, and these scars are

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the paint of thy journey. This one here on thy neck, how didst thou receive it? A cross

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bolt from an invading phantom, well, shall I see thee? And this one on thy shoulder,

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a dog wraith, oh dear, I surely should use that one as well. This one here upon thy stomach,

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a king riding a storm drake, well impressive conquests, Ashen One. And this one here on

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thy chest, the dark sign, the mark of the curse of the undead. As much as a condemnation

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it would be when I gaze upon thy dark sign, I feel only comfort, comfort knowing the heart

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of my champion beats beneath. I can see that thy sunlight spear is ready to battle. Just

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a jest, Ashen One. A lady can't help but laugh at her lover from time to time. My turn

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then, yes? Wait, Ashen One, let me turn around. Please, disrupt me slowly. I wish to feel

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thy touch as thou reveals me. Thy, Ashen One. I love the warmth of thine hands, Ashen One.

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I feel thy warmth of the flame. Ah, well, here I am, ready for thee, Ashen One. I know

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My body may not be the most attractive, but if thou could have me.

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My dear champion, may I give you succor?

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I think the sweet ashen one, please forgive me if I have not adepted this.

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I have no experience in these matters, but I will do my best for thee, for my champion.

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Please, ashen one, stroke my hair.

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Praise me as thou would praise the sun. Am I pleasing thee?

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Good, I am glad I can be of use to thee, my dear champion, even in this way.

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Wait, no, please, not quite yet. Let me keep my crown on for just a little while longer, ashen one.

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Ah, ah.

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Ah, ah.

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Ah.

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Ah.

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Ah.

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That's enough, Ashen One, I can't wait any longer. Please, take me. Not as firekeeper but as thy lover. Here, let me lay back for thee.

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Yes, I still bear my sister's soul within my bosom. I can feel the humanity under my skin writhing, but thy presence calms it.

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Oh, Ashen One, thou jest very well. Just this once I will say it in such a lewd manner. Please, my Ashen One, touch the darkness within me.

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No, I'm fine, my dear champion. Just please give me a moment to adjust thee. Please just go slow. I shall let thee know when I'm better.

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Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

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Now Ash, when I think, I think thou can go fast enough, it doesn't hurt any more, it's

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actually quite pleasant, feeling thy weight on top of me, your warmth, your touch, it

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makes me feel so safe, thou may remove my crown now if you wish, I too crave to gaze

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upon thee.

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Ah...

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Ah, Shen Wan...

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Y-Yes...

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Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... My champion...

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Ah... Ah... Ah... Yes... That's it, my dearest... My dearest champion...

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Go fast and please... Deep within my darkness... I wish to feel all of me...

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I wish to belong to thee in thee alone... I will stay at thy side come what may, my beloved Ah Shen Wan...

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Link to flame of... Quent... Betrayal... As long as... As long as thou doesn't throw me away...

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Ah... Ah... Please... Please, Ah Shen Wan... Hold my hand and look at me... Yes... Yes, like that... Ah...

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Let us gaze upon another and enjoy this... Please... Harder... Harder, my champion... Please... Skewer me with your spear...

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Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Yes, my champion...

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Ah... Ah... Dear Flame... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah Shen Wan, I... I guess that will increase thy strength a great deal...

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deal. It explains why thou would wield such cumbersome weapons. Although I believe the

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spear thou'st is skewing me with is thy most fearsome of all weapons. Please let me wrap

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my legs around thee. Don't hold back my beloved ashen one. Please give me all that thou hast

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to give and I shall give you my all in return. That's it. Yes, my champion, please. Please

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a little more, hold on. Let us release together. Yes, ashen one, ashen one, my champion, my

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champion. Yes, I can feel it coming, ashen one. It's like a soul geyser within me. Please,

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please release with me. Allow me to feel your warmth, the warmth of the earth candles. Please,

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please, ashen one, yes, yes, by the flame, by the flame, please, please, please, by the flame.

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Ashen one, yes, yes, by the flame, please, please, by the flame, yes, by the flame, yes,

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by the flame, that was to life. Thank you, ashen one. I said you. Well, I suppose there

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isn't much need for formality, is there, my beloved? I want this moment to last even beyond

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the flames fading, but perhaps there is too much to ask of the gods. Would they even listen?

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Would they even care? Are they even still around to hear such idle prayers?

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It matters not, as long as I have you, ashen one. Come, let us clean up. You still have your final

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duty to fulfil, and come, what may I shall stand with thee? Does that wish to enhance thy strength?

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Has that wish, my love, touched the darkness within me? Let these souls withdrawn from their vessels,

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the manifestations of disparity, elucidated by fire, burrow deep within me, retreating to a darkness

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beyond the reach of flame. Let them assume a new master, inhabiting ash, casting themselves

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born new forms. Farewell, my ashen one. Mayst thou thy peace discover.