Part from a fantasy story with a serious tone. Somewhere in the middle of the story.

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Background

Years ago, Teges used magic forbidden by his people in hopes of giving them a way to escape from the empire's grasp. After his experiment went awry, he was captured by the empire. Feeling like a traitor, he yielded and became a mage serving the very empire he sought to escape as a teenager. Now, the conflict in his mind between his high status as the arch-mage and his origins is just growing bigger.