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Story Circle: Hearthfires

by Sunwalker of An'she Het'heru Silvermane

"Once more, I come before you with another fable of my tribe, passed down in the oral traditions of my people to once more be shared with you so that you may take them to your own tribes, your own peoples, and the lessons continue to spread and be known."
 
"In a distant kingdom far from here, there lived a man alone in his hut. In spite of this, he had good relations with his neighbors and would visit them nightly to share their supper, share some conversation, and enjoy their company. Night after night he did this, sharing a meal and the companionship with a different one of his neighbors each night."
 
"When he returned home, he brought home a single ember from his neighbor's hearth, planting it in his own to soon fill his cabin with cheery warmth and light."
 
"One day, however, the King of this kingdom invited the man to share supper with him in his great castle at a celebratory feast. It was his way of showing his love and his greatness to his people. The man accepted and went, enjoying himself at the marvelous fete where he sampled all manner of food and drink. He was even able to warm himself by the enormous hearth within the King's Hall."
 
"The man returned home afterward. He looked around his lonely hovel and thought his life looked sad compared to the splendors he had seen. He did not go out to visit his neighbors. The man became despondent and soon became ill."
 
"So ill in fact that he was soon lying on his deathbed. Still, he mourned for the loss of the sights he had seen within the King's Hall and missed the warmth of that enormous hearthfire."
 
"Word of the man's impending death spread through the village. Soon, his neighbors began to arrive, one by one, each of them bringing a single ember from their hearthfire."
 
"The man's home filled with warmth and light once more, casting away the shadows and the chill, warming him as much as the care and conversation of his neighbors did as they said their farewells."
 
"The man passed but even as he did so he was grateful. While he had known the wonders of the King's Hall and the great warmth of his hearth, nothing could really compare to the gentle, caring warmth of the friends he had made within his own village."
 
"In the end, it had been they that stayed with him, long after the King was but a distant memory."
 
"So you see, friends, even if you know a great love in your lifetime and bask within the warmth of its flame, do not forget that there are equal, smaller loves within the hearts of your friends and neighbors."
 
"None of us should live for but a single love alone, but also savor the many, small loves that are with us each and every day."

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  1. The Great Hunt
  2. Death Without Dying
  3. Arisen
  4. Ancient Rites
  5. Journal #1: For the Sake of Friendship
  6. Dark Legacy
  7. Domino
  8. Threads of the Loom
  9. Toil & Trouble
  10. An Altogether Different War
  11. Story Circle: Hearthfires
  12. Story Circle: Hearthfires
  13. Good Intentions
  14. One Hoof
  15. Poisoning the Well
  16. Everything
  17. Language of Violence
  18. New Worlds
  19. Threes
  20. A Life All My Own
  21. Rambling Rose
  22. Pawns in Play
  23. Minted in Twilight
  24. The Journal Entry’s title
  25. Supply & Demand
  26. Stepping Stones
  27. Unroutine Patrol
  28. Visiting Hours
  29. Promises, Promises
  30. Four Minutes
  31. How Do I Live?
  32. The Journal Entry’s title
  33. Sunrise to Sunset
  34. Memory Crystals
  35. Soup for the Soul
  36. Amelioration
  37. Earth & Sky
  38. Gifts of Hope & Joy
  39. Rainfall
  40. The Beginning of the End
  41. Winding Roads
  42. When The Walls Come Down

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