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Marigold shook for a second, collapsed, then stood up with new purpose. Her eyes changed color, and her voice boomed.
So... so many enemies. And still more lurk. We must advance cautiously, getting too near the castle will cause the leader to get nervous. Although if we wish to stop this threat fully, we must go into the castle to kill them all. One more thing a friend. Skilled with the spear, he'll be sympathetic to our cause. We must talk to him.