The Kingdom of Duralon
Duralon is a kingdom of the shallow peoples which should have perished long ago when giants descended from the mountains. Yet, when all its great cities and royal family were lost, a single knight rode alone into the old forest which guards Duralon's western border. He came to a small pond with a small sapling growing by its bank. A lady with hair the color of dull flame was tending it, singing softly as she did. A gentle breeze blew about her which rose and fell with her song.
The knight perceived that she was the one he sought, the lady of the wood who commanded the trees. He bowed low and entreated her aid in repelling the giants. At first she refused, but at length she agreed when she saw he was relentless in asking.
The lady proved a mighty mage who commanded not only wood but metal and stone as well. The giants fled before her, but they could not escape her. So the giants were vanquished, never again to rise. When fighting was done, the lady stayed to rebuild Duralon. She sought to see if any of the royal family were yet alive and found a single surviving member, a youth who was thusly crowned king.
Now Duralon law demanded that the king have a queen to rule beside him. In the absense of a wife, a sister would be chosen, and in the absense of a sister, a woman of valor among the ruling classes would be crowned until the king took a wife. By the urging of the knight and the new king, the lady of the wood agreed to accept the crown of queen.
So Duralon which should have perished rose again to become a mighty nation among the shallow peoples.
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