Keepers of Lore/Regions/Askileon

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A Tale of Two Crows

This story was gathered by Joaquim Anthaigos during the reign of Queen Alanna. Marquis Brom was the Royal Arbitrator at the time. The other members of the Realm Council were Marquis William as the Grand Imperator and Duke Proslyn as the Royal Treasurer, who was also Lord of Askileon at the time. This was one of the very first entries to the guild archives. It was made shortly after the founding of the guild. The story was told by an elderly teacher at the Academy of Askileon.

The Tale

One crow nested on the top of a tower in Askileon. It watched the people hustle and bustle around, all running and shouting, much like little ants, only louder. Another crow flew to its side, begun watching with the other, said nothing, until an hour went by and the second crow finally spoke:

"I flew here all the way from the Grand City of Giask to find if life was different here. I saw the fishermen with their nets, the many trader vessels, uncountable barges full of soldiers, the pretty glimmer of the sea in sunlight, and I thought there it is, peace for all the creatures. I saw the Queen in all her splendour, and the court around her. I saw the gold, I saw the wheat, I saw all the goods of trade being brought in and brought out. "

The other crow looked at the skies for a while, turned to the other one and asked:

"But did any of them have wings?"