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[Bird sounds play in the background. When Balnor's letter starts, Greener Shades plays behind it.] Murph: Hardwon, take your hand-axe, you cut Balnor's envelope, and you open his letter. And you read it out loud to the group around the fire. [Hardwon (Jake) clears his throat.] Balnor (Murph): If you’re reading this I’m dead. Or... in a gem? or something? Maybe? I don’t know, that seems to happen a lot. [Everyone laughs.] Balnor: Anyway, I’m writing this before we face Thiala, and I wanted to thank you. Thank you for... giving me a second chance. My world used to be very small. I cared for my family, I cared for my friends, but… I didn’t worry about the world at large-- it took me losing everything to join the fight. And then I met you guys. And you weren’t like that at all. You fix things because they need to be fixed, you don’t wait until you need it. It isn’t about need, you just… help because it’s right. You taught me that we can’t "have saved" the world. That we have to constantly be saving it. Me after you; you after me. I am so proud of you, but I am proud of myself for the first time too. Thank you for revivifying my gosh dang soul! And know that I will always be there with you. Whenever you’ve left a Bud Heavy out in the sun-- [Caldwell laughs.] Balnor: --and it stays cold, that’s me pulling a fresh one from the cooler in the bag. Whenever a gentle breeze swings a rocking-chair, that’s cuz I passed out while you were reading Ulfgar Goes Punch. [Emily and Caldwell laugh.] Balnor: Whenever you look up and see a shooting star, that might just be one of the shits I took in space catching fire and hurdling through the galaxy. [Emily and Caldwell laugh harder.] Balnor: I hope that you all get to leave this world with the same comfort I had; knowing that it’s in good hands. I love you. Murph: "Your knight, Balnor." You guys all… finish reading, and then join your friends for a drink at the Hungry Trout tavern. Moonshine (Emily): Well how 'bout that? Murph: And everything ends where it began.
