I can hear them coming, the soldiers marching in rhythm. The sounds of hundreds of pieces of metal armor clashing together. Soon they will be upon me. Soon I will die.
These past days, I have been having second thoughts about the fate which the three witch sisters have bestowed upon me. It was just hours ago one of the prophecies was overturned. The wood of Birnam has begun to move towards my castle, Dunsinane. It is just as the witches told it. "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him." they said. Never fear, my great reign shall not end so easily. Alas my poor wife, not here to take up throne next to me in my castle, or should I say, the now empty castle. Damn peasants have deserted me! Poor Seyton did try to stop them, but was promptly shot in the head with a bolt by a cowardly soldier.
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