It was all Ástríðr’s fault I tell you. She encouraged me to enter the Northern Region Arts and Sciences Championship and I am so glad she did. With all of the amazing projects I have seen the populace of the East Kingdom produce, I had no thought in my mind that I would win, place, or even show and spoiler alert – I did not win – but what I learned along the way, was worth so much more.
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