Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood was a book written by Tox.
The fable followed OuttaTime as he learned a powerful lesson about making false claims.
=Locations=
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===Fourth Era===
*Tox's Tomes
===Fifth Era—Present===
*Remembrance on Mnemosyne
=Content=
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Ferathmai was tending his villager farm when he heard the bell ring at Summergate Church. 
He smiled to himself. That meant somebody new had arrived to join the Dragonhollow community.
The bell rang again and his smile faded. That meant someone had died.
Then it rang a third time and his heart skipped a beat. Cannibals!
Nobody had seen them or their chieftan with the flaming skull bannerhat since they were driven from Summergate up into the mountains above town. Until now.
Ferathmai grabbed his diamond blade and ran for the church. 
There he found 0uttaTime, the son of his neighbor Sprankles. Ferathmai asked where the cannibals were. But 0uttaTime just giggled at all of the worried citizens who had gathered.
Sprankles stepped out of the crowd and scolded his son: "The cannibell is the only defense there is against cannibals. If the town hears it they will come help. You should never ring the bell unless there are cannibals!" He made his son promise never to do it again.
A few days later Tox heard the cannibell ring from his cabin and leapt into the pond, swimming over to the church. He raced inside, soaking wet, bow at the ready. Seeing 0uttaTime, he asked how many cannibals there were. The boy just rolled on the floor laughing as fearful townfolk arrived with weapons in hand.
"You may all go home," Sprankles said with a sigh. "My son has broken his promise and must pay the price." Everyone frowned at the boy and walked away, muttering and shaking their heads.
As punishment, 0uttaTime was forbidden from leaving The Compound, his father's estate in Summergate. One day, after Sprankles had left early to find Snowcrest, the very bored boy was passing time by pushing squid out of Summer Creek to see if they'd suffocate. Suddenly he looked up to witness a man coming down from the old mountain castle, wearing armor made from human skin and a flaming skull bannerhat. Cannibals!
0uttaTime sprinted as fast as he could along the river, past the train station and the big tree, finally reaching the church. He took the stairs two at a time until he reached the top and rang the bell—once, twice, three times!
But nobody came.
He shrieked and screamed as the cannibal chieftain dragged him back to the old castle, hoping his father would hear him. But still nobody came. His limbs were tied and he was hung from a spit over a roaring fire.
"You should've listened," a familiar voice said. "I warned you never to ring the cannibell unless there are cannibals. That's why nobody came this time."
0uttaTime turned to see the chieftain remove his skin-leather mask and bannerhat, revealing his father staring back at him.
"You scared me, dad!" OuttaTime sobbed. "I'm so sorry. I've learned my lesson!"
"Lesson? What lesson?" Sprankles asked, puzzled. He kept turning the spit above the flame. "Now stop squirming, you'll spoil your seasoning!"
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Dragonhollow.
	Sprankles: If you come to my base I can give you some for free.<BR>Tox: be very careful if you do<BR>TroubleClef: why?<BR>Tox: I'm not saying he's a known cannibal<BR>Tox: ...but keep an eye on your favorite organs when he's around	
	—Tox references Flesh and Blood 	—Tox references Flesh and Blood
The idea for Flesh and Blood came to Tox during the Search for Snowrest. He had intended on teaming up with Sprankles on the quest to find the frozen town, but prior engagements led Sprankles to instead join the First Expedition with Ferathmai, Trancesk8er, and Ky. However, he somehow got separated from them and arrived in Snowcrest much later. When chronicling his journey in Snowcrest Party!, Sprankles merely stated "I was seperated from my party halfway through the journey." Tox thought it would be fun to explore an explanation for why Sprankles went missing, leading him to write Flesh and Blood.
The story shared continuity with Everfroze: Or How the Heck Tox Found Snowcrest. In that book, Tox visits The Compound to see if Sprankles wants to help him find Snowcrest, only to find that he's already left on an expedition of his own. Tox invites 0uttaTime instead, but the boy declines, saying he's going to push squid out of water until they suffocate, an event depicted in Flesh and Blood.
The book was the basis for Tox's frequent joking accusations in public chat that Sprankles was a dangerous cannibal.
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