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"One doesn’t join the Mì-runach"

"Not willingly," Brannie noted

"So they’re forced," Izzy sur bad about Éibhear’s situation

"More like given little option," Celyn replied "It’s usually a choice between the Mì-runach or the salt mines"

"Many take the saltyou beco?"

"Which is hard enough, but when you’re full Mì-runach, you still go into battle without armor--"

"--without colors"

"--without anyone really leading"

Shocked, hands pressed to her cheeks, Izzy asked, "Do they at least have weapons?"

"Souess" Celyn shook his head "I’ll be honest, Iz It’s not so I’d do"

"But" And Izzy couldn’t help but cringe in disbelief "Éibhear?"

"After what happened to Austell the Red" The young Dragonwarrior recruit had been killed during the final battle of the war against the Iron dragons It was so that Izzy had heard Éibhear had taken very badly, for so himself, but no one would ever tell Izzy exactly why After a while she’d stopped asking because she had the feeling she didn’t really want to knohy Éibhear would blame himself

"Well," Celyn finally went on, "my cousin was never quite the same"

"He was iht everyone Éibhear was just angry"

"So Grandfather sent hi for the bottle of ale from Brannie