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"better than in that things belly" she replies, having caught her breath a bit more as she sits down, leaning against a large rock face and curling her wings around herself to provide some warmth. she remains silent for a while before asking "what are the pillars you were talking about?" in a tone that implyed she really didn't know what they were
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The young man sat down on a stone. He had long dark hair, a black cloak, fairly light skin and rich brown eyes. "Well, since you don't know what they are, I guess you are not from the same world as me. I'll tell you." He blinked, trying to think of how to explain this. "They are nine pillars that reach up into the sky forever. They stand in a kind of semi-circle on this giant stone dais... each one is about as big around as an old oak tree. No one knows who made them or how they got there, but each one has a symbol on it. They are said to be haunted. there's also some old ruins around them that are really, really old." Damien shrugged. "They are a big landmark. You can see them from pretty much anywhere. You've really never been there?