Chapter 159

"The game of life is wild. Survival is a bet of chance. Victors emerge from valiance and strength and heart. And yet, in all these affairs, what has truly led to longevity is companionship; the fellow ones that uplift and render their sinew and time and essence to raise up a comrade: such is the society that brings survival to its crown."

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Ends of the Irwischnell Woods,

By the Southern Banks of the Shinderbay River,

North to the Kingdom of Hyll-Decanta,

Fair Eventide,

Second Mounday of the Second month,

Fiftieth Year of the Reign of Adon Vericus IV

The scenic beauty of the woods from the lofty perch upon the tall and large tree was breathtaking. Nathan Jehu sat there upon a sturdy branch, leaning his back against the trunk.