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'''So it was a proper shadow of Amber. | '''So it was a proper shadow of Amber. | ||
| − | '''In those days Oberon was Emperor of Caradela. He took a wife of | + | '''In those days Oberon was Emperor of Caradela. He took a wife of royal great house of the kingdom of Rocara. I was their only son. I am told giving birth to an Amberite is hard on the mother. It seems many do not survive the experience. Mine did not. |
| − | '''Oberon was many things but a doting father is not one of them. I was raised by my Rocara family though I spent much of my time in Caradela as well. I was raised in a time of war and held a blade before I held a spoon. I'd killed a man in self-defense before I was four. At nine I stood to battle | + | '''Oberon was many things but a doting father is not one of them. I was raised by my Rocara family though I spent much of my time in Caradela as well. I was raised in a time of war and held a blade before I held a spoon. I'd killed a man in self-defense before I was four. At nine I stood to battle under the assault of the Tondril because every blade was needed. I was a page till I was twelve. A squire till I was sixteen. |
| − | '''I was knighted into the Order of the Sword of Caradela by Oberon himself | + | '''I was knighted into the Order of the Sword of Caradela by Oberon himself. |
| − | '''I shall not bore you with many more details. Mine was a life in the field. The rise and fall of battles. | + | '''I shall not bore you with many more details. Mine was a life in the field. The rise and fall of battles. |
| − | '''One day Oberon took me to a place where Benedict trained the warriors of Amber. A cruel and | + | '''One day Oberon took me to a place where Benedict trained the warriors of Amber. A cruel and nasty place it was. I was already a warrior born. I became more there. Benedict knew me as what I am. |
'''Afterwards Oberon took me with him and we hellrode to Amber. He told me to act as a Sword Bearer and not to speak of our kinship. I did as I was told. | '''Afterwards Oberon took me with him and we hellrode to Amber. He told me to act as a Sword Bearer and not to speak of our kinship. I did as I was told. | ||
| − | '''We spent time there.. I met my kin though they knew it not. Caine, Julian, | + | '''We spent time there.. I met my kin though they knew it not. Caine, Julian,, Eric Corwin, Deirdre...squabbling arrogant childlike wargods. |
| − | '''Arguing over favor, pride, position, horses, seating at dinner. And they treated young Delwin and Sand like servants and picked on them when they did not bow and scrape to their elders, certainly not their betters. | + | '''Arguing over favor, pride, position, horses, seating at dinner. And they treated young Delwin and Sand like servants and picked on them when they did not bow and scrape to their elders, certainly not their betters. |
| − | '''Circumstances led | + | '''Circumstances led them to befriend me. We spent time together. They were not so prideful that they could not find friends among the staff. |
| − | '''One night Oberon took me the the dungeon and saw me through the pattern. After that I was revealed as kin | + | '''One night Oberon took me the the dungeon and saw me through the pattern. After that I was revealed as kin. |
| − | '''I was away most of the time. Gerard was away quite often as well learning the sea trade. But one of the times he wasn't he and Delwin and Sand and I took a sail boat out spent a long day laughing and fishing. It was among the finest days I had in Amber | + | '''I was away most of the time. Gerard was away quite often as well learning the sea trade. But one of the times he wasn't he and Delwin and Sand and I took a sail boat out spent a long day laughing and fishing. It was among the finest days I had in Amber. |
'''When we returned there was turmoil. These petty brothers of mine had disparaged a good woman, a Queen of Amber, so much that she fled Amber. She was packing up her things while Oberon ignored the whole matter. | '''When we returned there was turmoil. These petty brothers of mine had disparaged a good woman, a Queen of Amber, so much that she fled Amber. She was packing up her things while Oberon ignored the whole matter. | ||
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'''Gerard led Sand and Delwin out of the melee. I carried Queen Harla. We went to the Conclave of the Unicorn at Far Isle for a time. Oberon tried to bring her back to Amber but she would not. We took her home. Oberon came there and and she would not return. | '''Gerard led Sand and Delwin out of the melee. I carried Queen Harla. We went to the Conclave of the Unicorn at Far Isle for a time. Oberon tried to bring her back to Amber but she would not. We took her home. Oberon came there and and she would not return. | ||
| − | '''She aged quickly and died. Delwin, Sand, and Gerard learned | + | '''She aged quickly and died. Delwin, Sand, and Gerard learned i was more then just their brother. That i was a boon companion to be trusted. It was a hard time to find friendship, especially among Amberites. What loyalty i had to Oberon was lost. Though my loyalty to amber, tested, remained. |
'''I returned to my homeland and found it in shambles. I spent several generations rebuilding it. Amber could manage without me. Generations past. | '''I returned to my homeland and found it in shambles. I spent several generations rebuilding it. Amber could manage without me. Generations past. | ||
