Editing Dragons of Deepest Blue

{{TErow| 2 |day 2|I have also received word from the Elf King that another type of Dragon has joined Mutare - the mighty Azure Dragon.  Now, she truly has an army of Dragons ready to flatten any army that stands before her.<p>But I have noticed that in her haste to conquer the world, she has spread her troops too thin.  She battles the Elf King in AvLee and the Knights of Erathia, and yet she still attacks me here.  Perhaps this mistake will be her downfall.}}

{{TErow| 7 |day 7|This morning, like every morning, I visit the healer's tent to check on Aspen.<p>As I step inside, I'm surprised by the old Elf's pale complexion.  I would've thought he had died in his sleep, except at that moment Aspen's eyes fluttered open.<p>"You look better," I said.<p>"And you are a bad liar!" Aspen said.<p>I sat down.  This was the first chance we had to talk since his injury.<p>"You used me as a pawn," Aspen said.<p>"No."<p>"I'm not upset.  In fact, I'm impressed!  You let me believe Valita was the spy when you knew it was someone else.  Who was it?"<p>"Kurbon, the Master of Supplies," I said.  The words sounded odd.  I still couldn't believe it.<p>Aspen shook his head as if he realized he should've known it all along.<p>"The letter I found, the one addressed to the spy - it was written by you, wasn't it?" Aspen said.<p>I nodded shamefully.  I, who had once been a proud Barbarian, had mastered the skills of a spy.<p>But Aspen laughed even though it appeared to cause him pain.<p>"I don't think I will play chess with you anymore, Tarnum.  It would do my reputation too much damage if I were to lose," the Elf said.<p>I placed a hand on Aspen's shoulder and said, "I don't think that I will ever beat you, friend."<p>"Hah!  Again, you lie poorly.  You never liked me," Aspen said.  "Don't deny it!  It doesn't upset me.  No one ever likes me, but that's all right.  At least they respect me."<p>"Yes," I said.<p>"I do want you to know that I liked you.  You're a good man, Tarnum."<p>Later that day, Aspen somehow dragged himself from his tent.  He stood alone and watched as the sun slowly dropped below the treetops, and then he collapsed - dead.}}

{{TErow| 12 |day 12|I felt my heart quicken when I realized the riders approaching camp were from Valita's unit.  She rode at the front, and although she had been in the wild for two weeks she looked beautiful.<p>Human armies usually frown on relationships between their soldiers.  Elves are different.  They celebrate their emotions freely, even under the dark cloud of war.  So, the moment Valita dismounted, she jumped into my arms.<p>"I missed you," she said.<p>I had missed her as well, but I couldn't bring myself to say it.  I wanted to tell her so many things, but they wouldn't pass through my lips.  Instead, I told her that we buried Aspen several days ago.<p>Valita frowned, lowered her head.<p>"I'm sorry," she said.  "I couldn't find Kurbon.  I tracked him through those tunnels as far as I could, but then they passed into Nighon territory and there were too many patrols for me to continue.  There's no denying it now.  Mutare is Kurbon's master!"<p>I found it easier to harden my heart to Valita's presence when I thought of the Dwarven spy, Kurbon.<p>"I have sworn upon Aspen's grave that I will kill Kurbon, for what he did to Aspen and for what he tried to do to you," I said.<p>Valita looked at me for a long time, and then she hugged me again.}}

{{TErow| 20 |loc={{green}}|day 20|Today, a pair of Red Dragons ambushed one of my supply wagons.  They destroyed everything, including the supplies.  When Aspen was around, he used to warn me of these attacks before they happened, giving me the opportunity to redirect my supply lines and set traps for the enemy.<p>As much as he annoyed me, he is sadly missed.|effect=-14 {{w}} [[Wood]], -12 {{o}} [[Ore]], -1280 {{g}} [[Gold]]}}