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chapter 10

Eorl Shadowhelm POLYGAMY IS NOT NATURAL!!! NO IT'S PURE EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So who am I? Hmmm…my name is Poldek Egelstar and I was born a bit over 1,200 years ago. My mother had been to a coven with a woman named Mara. She and Mara became friends and eventually decided to get married. Well that's when things got bad. Mara and my mother were inseparable friends. Whenever Mara had a child with another man, my mother would try to destroy them all.

In my childhood, Mara and I got along pretty well. Mara tried to teach me good morals and values and generally treat me well. But, deep down, she hated me because she knew that I wouldn't ever love her like she loved me.

I felt the same way about Mara. So as much as we may have loved one another, deep down inside we both knew that someday we were going to part ways. I knew I would be a better ruler without Mara around. She only held back my development as a leader because she wanted me to have everything she never had.

One day, though. One fateful day when I was around nine years old, Mara told me to take some apples to our friend. I walked through the woods until I found the home of my friend Greta.

"Hello Greta! Do you need any help?" I asked.

"Thank you Poldek, but no, I don't need anything at the moment. You know, just keeping an eye on her and such." Greta said.