Thank you for joining us in The Ink Well. This is a nicely detailed story which highlights the need for humility! It is awful that so many people had to suffer before King Stefan saw the error in his ways, however it appears brighter days are ahead! We noticed you may have selected the wrong link for your image sourcing above, please update this so we may curate your piece.

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