Story by The Nimrodellian Tale-Spinner
(This story is not for the faint of heart or hobbits. You have been warned)
The deeds that men do proceed them and some of these perhaps they might wish left behind. But nobody, be he man, elf or dwarf can escape the ripples that past indiscretions cause. They follow him, gaining speed and force and soon, like a rolling wave, they overtake and overwhelm him.
For some it is the noose of justice that catches up, for others the weight of conscience presses down with the passing of years and the faces of past victims haunt them in their sleep. For a few though, neither memory nor the law are their fate, the vileness of their acts causes retribution itself to take solid form and seek revenge, and soon they drink to the dregs the cup of woe they filled for themselves.
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