Quest

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“Why have you summoned me? I should be at my place on the walls.” Hasdrubal’s eyes were afire and his hand trembled as he gripped the hilt of his sword. His anger was understandable, considering who he was and to whom he was related. But, he had come right away when summoned, and that was to his credit.

“You are needed for something greater than waiting to die.” Aderba’al laid a hand on the man’s shoulder, but he shrugged it off. It was an affront which, under different circumstances, would merit severe chastisement, but this was not the time for such things. Time was of the essence. “Hear my words before you so impetuously assume that you know what is best.”

“Very well, but do not delay me unnecessarily.” He looked around as if, at any moment, enemies would be storming the temple.

“It is you who is delaying me,” Aderba’al snapped. “What I do is the last hope for the survival of our people. You have been chosen for a sacred task.”

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