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It is the story of a woman who ended a war with a song.
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This took place a short while after the Empire emerged victorious from the War of Heroes.
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The brother of an Imperial noble started a conflict regarding the succession of their territory.
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It was a minor struggle at first, but gradually the other neighboring lords became caught up as well. It became quite the event.
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One thing spiraled into another, and soon they were on the cusp of a war that threatened to splinter the very Empire itself.
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Nobles are always like that, no matter the era.
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At the time, one woman was very worried about the state of affairs—a childhood friend of the two brothers on opposite sides of the struggle.
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Oh? Now that's a development right out of the storybooks.
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She made her way to the battlefield—which was on the brink of exploding into violence—stood between the two armies, and began to sing.
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She filled her every word with the hope that the brothers would not be driven to fight. And it went like this...
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♪I remember with fondness, days long past with those I love. With warmth in my heart I think of them, and sing to the stars up above.♪
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♪Hands once linked now carry swords, filled with rage and bloody. And with their smiles forgotten, they seek the sweet release of death.♪
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The sound of her voice in song moved not only the hearts of the two brothers, but of their armies as well. Soon, they all dispersed and returned to their homes.
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Having settled their differences, the brothers petitioned the emperor to change their territories.
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So that there would be no lingering grudge, they asked to be given lands at the east and west ends of the Empire, with the capital betwixt.
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And that is the tale of how House Fenja and House Menja came to be!
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You know, I just realized something.
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The name of the Mittelfrank Opera Company means "friendship at the center."
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It's taken from a festival of singing and dancing that was held in the capital long ago in the hopes of fostering peace.
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Maybe the origins of this festival are found in the story you just told me.