Speaking Stone Translation Two

The second speaking stone to be found was discovered in Egypt, in one of the tombs of the earliest pharaohs. In the pharaoh's burial chamber was a jar with the speaking stone inside. From the Egyptian hieroglyphs on the jar, it appears that the Egyptians had found the stone while they were making the foundation for one of their palaces. They could not decipher the language on the stone; therefore they assumed it was written by the hands of the gods. They believed it would give great power to the one who owned it. The pharaoh took it and claimed it for his own and commanded it to be buried with him, since the stone had come to them in his reign. Little did they know the true meaning of the stone, which today we have translated.

I’ve lost everything, even from the fire sitting in front me, I feel no warmth. Alleah left me today. I didn’t want her to go, but I wasn’t surprised. She is a great warrior, but she always thought she was better than everyone else and her opinion was always right. With her it was always kill first and ask questions later, or let the Creator sort out good and evil. That is the reason for the fight we had today. I believe a great warrior is one who could find a way to win a battle without killing a single person. With the battle looming before us she couldn’t stand my opinions anymore, so she left me for good, to find her own fate somewhere else. Even though she had traveled with me for several years, her leaving does not bother me in the way that it should. It is the fact that now I am alone. Sonya is still away on her own quest and my other two companions went with her. Now that Alleah has gone, I have no one. Even though I am surrounded by an army of 10,000 men that I will lead into battle tomorrow, I do not truly know them and they do not know me. They may follow me as a King into battle, but I have not opened my heart up to any of them. So it is true what my old mentor Ancient said, that one can be alone in the midst of thousands. Right now I would give anything to talk to someone that I can open up to, I would even wish to see that stubborn dwarf Voraha. However as much as I wish; that will not happen, I know this will pass as everything does in time. Still it hurts, and I would not wish it even on my enemies. I have a feeling that I will not sleep much tonight. If anyone finds this and reads this account of my time in this land, know that I do not hold any ill will towards Alleah. My prayers and best wishes go with her, I hope she finds her way and some happiness in her life.

Dragon, son of Kirianadréth

Year 289 of my reign as King of the dragons