“ You see, no one can avoid fate. Not as long as we are trapped in time’s harness, anyway....

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You see, no one can avoid fate. Not as long as we are trapped in time’s harness, anyway. And, no child can avoid the future that fate decrees. Not a fool, not a bastard. Not a bastard’s daughter.

If that heir is she, then doubtless, years from now, I shall read some ancient prophecy and say, ah, yes, there it is, it was foretold how it would come to be. No one truly understands a prophecy until it comes true. It’s rather like a horseshoe. The smithy shows you a bit of iron stock and you say, it will never fit. But after it’s been through the fire and hammered and filed, there it is, fitting perfectly to your horse’s hoof as it would never fit any other.

And a good prophet, like a good smith, shows you that it fits perfectly.
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~ The Fool

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