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Ior's Story
Dec. 10th, 2012 10:41 amOnce upon a time, when the earth was kind to people and people were kind to the earth, a dragon lived in a valley.
The dragon had a good friend, and the good friend was a special kind of person. The friend used incredible magic, and knew how to speak with the monsters of the wild Forest, and with their powers they tended faithfully to the dragon's beloved valley.
For many years, the dragon and his friend watched over the valley, and the people that came to live there.
But...
At some point, for some reason, the health of the land began to decline. The valley grew weaker and weaker, and the dragon's friend worked harder and harder...even as he grew older and older.
It could not last forever. Finally, the dragon's friend had to leave life behind.
"You cannot go! This land we love will die without you!" The dragon roared and gnashed his teeth, wild with grief.
His friend's last words were this: "My dear friend Ior, do not lament me. I have done more with my life than I ever dreamed - and you must be able to say the same, so we may celebrate when I see you again in the Forest of Beginnings. Have faith, Ior. As long as the land needs people, people will come...they will come and save it. This I swear to you, my friend."
The dragon wept, but believed his friend's words whole-heartedly, and waited faithfully for them to come true.
His beloved land would never be abandoned.
That was the Earthmate's promise.
The dragon had a good friend, and the good friend was a special kind of person. The friend used incredible magic, and knew how to speak with the monsters of the wild Forest, and with their powers they tended faithfully to the dragon's beloved valley.
For many years, the dragon and his friend watched over the valley, and the people that came to live there.
But...
At some point, for some reason, the health of the land began to decline. The valley grew weaker and weaker, and the dragon's friend worked harder and harder...even as he grew older and older.
It could not last forever. Finally, the dragon's friend had to leave life behind.
"You cannot go! This land we love will die without you!" The dragon roared and gnashed his teeth, wild with grief.
His friend's last words were this: "My dear friend Ior, do not lament me. I have done more with my life than I ever dreamed - and you must be able to say the same, so we may celebrate when I see you again in the Forest of Beginnings. Have faith, Ior. As long as the land needs people, people will come...they will come and save it. This I swear to you, my friend."
The dragon wept, but believed his friend's words whole-heartedly, and waited faithfully for them to come true.
That was the Earthmate's promise.
