00:00The old road led beyond the kingdom,
00:02toward the place where the first guardians had once been sworn.
00:07The mountain opened willingly.
00:12But someone had entered before them.
00:17The footprints were fresh.
00:20Whoever had entered the mountain was still close.
00:24The mountain held another secret.
00:27And this time, the guardians had been waiting.
00:32They were not waiting to destroy the guardian.
00:35They were waiting to see if the guardian had truly returned.
00:39The old kingdom had never trusted strength alone.
00:42Its final oath required a guardian and a human willing to stand beside it.
00:47The fragment began whispering after the gate collapsed.
00:50The gate had collapsed.
00:52But a fragment of what waited beyond it had followed them home.
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