"Try to live life the best you can, live by your principles and ideals." Not everything will always go well, but both the good and the bad are part of living. It's not bad to cry and be frustrated; what's bad is staying there. Move forward and enjoy the journey, so at least when the day comes, you can say you did what was within your reach, and that should be enough to at least say goodbye with a smile”

  I remember it, I remember it, I don't think I could say goodbye with a smile, Dad. I keep making the same mistakes and I know you taught me that I should get up and keep going, but now I did something horrible, or at least I think it was in self-defense, but it doesn't stop being horrible. I don't know if I can forgive myself, but I also don't have the right to give up. Right? I don't know why I was brought here; the truth is, I am or at least was just an ordinary person. I miss you all and I'm sorry. You know, if they saw me now, they wouldn't recognize me, literally, I'm not even human anymore. Now I have a new brother; his name is Garrl, and I will try to help him in everything I can and enjoy this life, so this time I can say goodbye with a smile or at least I hope so.

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  - Breigon! !Breigon! Please wake up, brother! Please wake up, brother! Please wake up, brother! I'm sorry, please don't leave me! I’m sorry, please don't leave me!

  - Garrl? .................. I can't move, everything hurts. Where are we?

  - Brother! I'm here next to you, I can't move either.

  - You two stop trying to move! I'm worse than my offspring.

  - Helloooooo, so, just to be sure, confirm something for me, Garrl, is there a very large talking snake? And that helped us? Right? And is it in front of us now?

  - That's right, brother, but thanks to the great ancestors. You're fine! I’m sorry, it was all my fault! If I had listened to you, none of this would have happened.

  - No, quite the opposite, Garrl, sorry for not realizing that you were suffering. You're just a kid …………………….. sorry, but now I want to listen to you and I'm here to help you, and together we'll move forward, but we need to trust each other, we can't make the same mistakes. Look at how we ended up, haha, oh dear.

  - Of course, brother, but you are also a hatchling; I even hatched before you, I am older.

  - Oh, damn it! I hadn't thought about it, I'm the younger brother.

  - Hahaha brother, but seriously, I also want to listen to you. There are many things I don't understand about you, but I want to understand them and help each other; you said it yourself; “your burden is my burden and I'll help you carry it”.

  - Well, that's quite touching; I didn't think kobolds were so open in expressing emotions. Tammat at least wasn't, she was as cold as a rock. But I have several inquiries especially for you, Breigon, but first try to rest and catch up with each other; I need to check a few things. And don't move!

  - Thank you, I don't know if you have a name, so I can thank you better.

  - No, as I told your brother, I don't have a name and I haven't needed one throughout my life; calling me snake or great snake is fine.

  - Thank you, great serpent; on behalf of my brother and myself, thank you for helping us.

  - You're welcome, just recover, I'll be back soon.

  The great serpent left as it said, leaving me alone with Garrl. He began to tell me what happened when he woke up; I did too since we encountered the great serpent. In the end, we were left in an uncomfortable silence; we both had questions we didn't know how to ask, but Garrl spoke first.

  - Brother. Can I ask you something I don't understand? But if it's going to cause you a panic attack, better not, I wouldn't know how to help you.

  - Calm down, Garrl, that happens when something impacts me too much and catches me by surprise; if it happens again, just give me a little space to calm down, having you by my side supporting me is more than enough.

  - Are you sure? Why did I want to know why they happen to you and if I can help you prevent them?

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  - It's complicated, Garrl, but as I told you, they happen to me because something impacted me a lot mentally, but I think little by little I will be able to assimilate everything, and then they shouldn't happen anymore. I'm sorry for worrying you.

  - Did it shock you to kill the human? Why? I know you don't carry the legacy of pain from our great ancestors, and it's not that I'm blaming you, but they destroyed our village and killed Kirkarrg; my heritage taught me that humans are the enemy and that, if you can end one, you shouldn't hesitate, it's our duty.

  - I understand, Garrl ... I understand, Garrl ... you know, for me, killing is wrong; I can justify and accept it if it's for survival, like we have been doing, but doing it for revenge or hatred or just because, I don't think it's right. You know, for me, killing is wrong; I can justify and accept it if it's for survival, as we have been doing, but doing it for revenge or hatred or just because, I don't think it's right. You are right that I did not inherit the pain of the great ancestors, and while, of course, I feel the hurt of what they did to us and especially the sacrifice of Kirkarrg, there has to be another way to impart and seek justice. Regarding humans, ……………., how do I say it? ... I hope you don't misunderstand me; I think we should find some way to get along with them. I understand that it is not possible with those who destroyed our village, and I know that the great ancestors hate them and I don't blame them; wars are horrible and there is only death, destruction, and pain; but if you ask me, I believe that if we want to honor them and their lineage, we must create, not destroy. The little I know about our people shows me that they have great potential. Of course, we are not perfect either, but there is always room for improvement. In short, I don't hate humans, not to the point of wanting to kill any human I come across, or at least not unless I have no other choice but to defend myself. I'm sorry for not telling you; I was afraid you would reject me for thinking that way.

  - But …………………… it hurts and it's confusing. Are you telling me that the legacy of our great ancestors is wrong?

  - No, I would never contradict the pain of the great ancestors. I can't even imagine seeing your people destroyed and being driven to the extinction of your species. I am not one to say that this hatred is unjustified, but with the utmost respect to the great ancestors, I would like to honor them in another way, not with more death and destruction, but by building. The truth is, I don't have it clear either; maybe it's just a foolishness of a foolish kobold whelp, but at least I would like to try. ………………………….. Garrl, I know you hate humans and with good reason, and I promise to seek justice for what they did to you, but you must move on, not remain in that dark sadness. Life is not just hate, Garrl; allow yourself to be happy and fill that void with happiness. Let me try to help you; of course, it won't be an easy or short path; there are no easy solutions.

  At that moment, I hear and see Garrl sobbing.

  - Garrl, I'm sorry if I said something that offended or insulted you.

  - No, that's it, brother, it's just ………………………. it hurts, but I also thank the great ancestors for having you as a brother. I wish I could understand everything you say; my heritage is not as great, but I know you want to help me, not just me, but our people. I don't know if we should go or think beyond what the great ancestors bequeathed to us, but I promise to always listen to you. Thank you, Breigon.

  - Thank you, Garrl, for listening, and I also promise to help you in any way I can; don't hesitate to ask me for help, you are not alone.

  - Thanks, brother, but can I ask you another question?

  - Of course.

  - How do you know so much? What is your heritage, that even seeks to go beyond what the great ancestors bequeathed to us?

  - That can be something complicated to explain, honestly ...… ……………………………………

  - If we comment, I also want to know.

  - What the heck! Since when have you been there? Weren't you going to check something?

  - I already did, and I just arrived by luck, because what your brother is asking you is similar to what I wanted to ask you. Tell me, can you really communicate with one of your draconian ancestors, a great dragon? Is that why you are different? Is it related to your heritage?

  - Brother. Why does the great serpent say that you communicate with a great ancestor? That is disrespectful to them, you can't be saying that, only the wise speak in their name.

  - Yes! I mean no! It's complicated. How do I explain it?

  - I'll help you a little; your brother explained to me how to help you with your mana accumulation problem, and while he only made a hatchling know how to do that, it's already incredible by itself. At first, I didn't believe him when he told me that one of the great dragons had said it; however, I saw and perceived how an external mana to yours regenerated your mana crystal, and that is impossible, unless you were lying to me about communicating with one of your ancestors and he helped you. So, tell me, can you really communicate with one of your great draconian ancestors?

  - Well, I think so, although ……………..…………

  - Yes! What Tammat searched for so much, maybe you can finish it and help us all in the great caverns. I can't believe it, oh! Tammat was, in this batch of kobolds, what you were looking for so much.

  - Brother! Is it true that you communicate with a great ancestor? Aren't you lying? Is that why you were asking me about how to talk to a great ancestor? How? When? Why?

  - Ok, ok, ok, calm down both of you. Let me explain it to avoid misunderstandings. Yes, I believe I have been communicating, and I don't know how or why, with a great ancestor. The truth is, I thought it was my imagination at first, but due to various things, including how I help Garrl, I have no doubt that it must be a great ancestor.

  - You can ask him something on my behalf; we truly need his wisdom. Tammat needed her to help us all.

  - Maybe there could be a small problem there.