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The Enemy of My Enemy - An EverQuest Next Short Story

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Enemy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>My</strong> <strong>Enemy</strong> - Part One<strong>The</strong>n the elder’s eyes rolled back into his head and his chestcompressed for the last time.Upon the blood-spattered cover was embossed the insignia<strong>of</strong> Grazdin’s old war clan. Brozka ran one thick finger over theimage, tracing its lines. He shifted his gaze to the body <strong>of</strong> theogre who had been like a father to him. How could the godsallow the elder to die with such dishonor? Looking up intothe sky, he screamed, pouring all his rage and pain into it.When all the breath was gone from him, Mulna placeda hand on his shoulder and helped him rise. “We must go.”Without a backward glance, she started walking – not towardthe palace, but away from it.Brozka tucked the elder’s book under his arm and looked atAkani. She wore a puzzled look that matched what he himselffelt. He turned back to Mulna. “Where are you going?”“Where we should have gone in the first place.” Mulnadidn’t break stride. “I am taking us to join the dragons!”10

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