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The sun dipped low in the sky, casting a warm glow over the meadow, Edward approached the children with a sense of trepidation. Would they recoil in fear as others had done before them? Or would they, like the flickering candlelight of hope, see beyond his fearsome exterior to the gentle spirit within?

Steve and Elly stood their ground, their eyes wide with a mixture of courage and curiosity. Edward took a deep breath and then, with a voice as soft as a whispering breeze, he began to unravel the mystery of his existence.

– Long ago, Edward started,

– I was not always the creature you see before you. I was once a man of flesh and blood, filled with dreams and aspirations like any other. But my fate took a cruel turn when I crossed paths with the sorcerer Rowan.