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The Paladin Way
an illustrated tale
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    Garalt slowly walked into the main chamber of what used to be the small church.  In the center was what seemed to be an old well.  Garalt looked all around him, there wasn't much to see that was special about this place, though Garalt felt it was oddly familiar.  He called out softly at first.
    "Hello?"
    His voice echoed off the pillars gently.
    "Any one here?"
    His voice echoed louder.
    "Any test around here to take?"
    Garalt listened, and heard nothing.
    "No tests of any sort to take?"
    Again, nothing, no echo, no response.  Garalt was beginning to feel a bit unnerved.

    But before he could say anything else, a large flash of light came out from inside the large well in the center of the ruins.  When Garalt reopened his eyes, there standing before him, slightly out of the well was an all too familiar visage.
    "Kullvox??" Garalt could hardly believe his eyes.  Kullvox said nothing.
    "Kullvox is that really you?  But how?  Are....are you a ghost?  Some nasty apparition here to haunt me for revenge?  Oh, I know, you're here for a rematch cause I'm just so good now you want to test how good you are." Garalt smiled at his mentor.
    Again, Kullvox said nothing.

    Kullvox slowly walked over to the front edge of the well and looked down at the young knight.  Garalt slowly stepped back a bit and looked his mentor over.  He looked whole and totally undamaged, though he no longer carried his shield.  Garalt looked down at the shield he was carrying.
    "Kullvox, are you after your shield?  Here, if you want it my friend, you may have it back, I can always find a different shield," Garalt said happily, holding the shield out to the elder knight.
    Kullvox slowly gripped his mace tighter.
    "Uhh... Kullvox?" Garalt began to get nervous.
    "You are responsible for what happened to me" Kullvox said slowly.
    "K... Kullvox?" Garalt stammered.
    "You awakened the dragon, you brought me to that cave, you made sure I was the one to be killed."
    "No, Liphon awoke the dragon!  He is out to rule Ikros!  Kullvox, there's a conspiracy behind the king's back!"
    "You talk too much Whelp!"  Kullvox said sternly.  Suddenly Kullvox raised his mace high in the air and leapt off the well at Garalt.  Garalt quickly dodged and faced his mentor again.

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