"In a council where Pride and Hatred and Ill report and Haughtiness are principal forces, there shall be no future past the judgement of descent. Kings shall cast their crowns in humble subjection, men shall forfeit their possessions in hushed fear, for that is the tribute that a man's pride claims of him when it is fulfilled.
And why is pride such a disastrous affair?
Because it is born of the ignorance in a man's heart, that he deserves all that he bears and has earned the praise that he possesses. It comes at a time when he forgets that he is, but, dust."
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The Private Official Chambers of the King,
The Chief Palace,
Capital City of Viricone,
The Kingdom of Hyll-Decanta,
Nightfall,
Second Wednesday of the Second month,
Fiftieth Year of the Reign of King Adon Vericus IV
