Editing Dragons of Deepest Blue (section)

=== Timed events ===
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{{TErow| 1 |day 1|Finally, it's time to go on the offensive.<p>The [[Elf King]] has lost much territory to the [[Dragon Queen]] and her seemingly invincible forces.  Before it becomes too late, we must strike back and show her that we're not going to crumble so easily.<p>So, I'm taking those forces already under my command and attacking here by the sea where [[Mutare]] has already built four [[Dungeon]]s in order to control the [[Elves]] who live here.  Meanwhile, the [[Elf King]] will continue fighting the [[Dragon Queen]] at the front lines - hoping to hold her off long enough for me to slip behind enemy lines and attack [[Mutare]] herself.<p>All depends on my victory here.}}
{{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 [[Dragon]]s 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 [[Knight]]s 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.}}
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{{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 Dragon]]s 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]]}}
{{TErow| 24 |day 24|A report came in today of another [[Dragon]] attack.  This time, a few [[Azure Dragon]]s razed a small Elven village.  Many died.  [[Mutare]] doesn't seem satisfied with simply defeating [[AvLee]].  She's making the [[Elves]] suffer.<p>Somehow, I have to stop this destruction.}}
{{TErow| 28 |day 28|Two more attacks on Elven villages and farms have angered the men under my command.  There doesn't seem to be anything we can do to stop them.<p>Then [[Valita]] approached me tonight with a plan.<p>"These attacks seem to be the actions of only a few groups of [[Dragon]]s.  With some [[Gold Dragon]]s and [[Sharpshooter]]s of my own, I could hunt them down and put an end to the destruction!" she said.<p>I shook my head, stating that I didn't want to split my forces at this time.<p>"I can't go off chasing every skirmish group," I said.  "[[Mutare]] will take advantage of that in a second and attack."}}
{{TErow| 31 |day 31|I thought I was alone this morning as I went through my daily sword drills.  Then I heard something whistle by my ear.  I dropped to a fighting stance before I spotted an arrow in a nearby tree.  I reached up and removed the arrow from the trunk, turned back to the woods.<p>"[[Valita]]?" I called.  The fletching was green and black.<p>The Elven woman came out from the shadows, never making a sound as she approached.<p>"Did that get your attention?" she said.<p>"Of course!" I answered.<p>"Good!  Now, tell me what's wrong with you.  You ignore me most of the time, otherwise you coddle me like some child!  Your signals are mixed, [[Tarnum]].  Do you want me around, or don't you?!"<p>Anger made [[Valita]]'s long cheeks blush, more beautiful than ever.<p>"Both," I admitted.<p>"[[Tarnum]]," she said, her voice becoming softer.  "I think I could love you, but I feel sometimes that you don't feel the same about me.  If so, let me know now and I'll walk away."<p>"[[Valita]]..."<p>"But if there's a chance you could love me too," she interrupted, "there is nothing you can do to get rid of me!  I just want a chance, [[Tarnum]].  Give us a chance to get to know each other - that's all I ask!"<p>I lowered my head because I would rather cut off my own hand than speak the words I was about to say.<p>"My life, [[Valita]], is not my own.  It hasn't been for a very long time."<p>"I don't understand," she said.  When I didn't explain, she turned quickly and fled without bothering to cover her tears.}}
{{TErow| 38 |day 38|Last night, I prayed to the [[Ancestors]].  I begged them to release me.<p>"Haven't I suffered enough?" I shouted.  "I understand now!  I know what I did was wrong, but how can I make up for it?  I can't go back and undo what I did!  At least give me the power to correct my mistakes because this hurts too much!"<p>They didn't answer.  Or perhaps their silence was their answer.}}
{{TErow| 42 |day 42|The [[Dragon]] attacks on [[AvLee]] villages got to be too much for [[Valita]] and some of the other [[Elves]].  Sometime after we camped last night, she and the others left.  She's hunting the [[Dragon]]s - I'm sure of it.  But I can't bring myself to go after her.<p>It's just better this way.  Maybe the time apart will cool my emotions.  Maybe if I can defeat [[Mutare]] quickly, I can move on.  [[Valita]] will find someone that makes her happy someday, someone who can stay by her side.<p>And maybe someday I can forget.}}
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