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A paladin is much more than an ordinary knight. Paladins are chivalry personified. They live for and defend an ideal of justice, honor, and are highly mannered. Though in modern day they are considered elusive, they still live. Perhaps they no longer wear any form of traditional armor or ride horses. Perhaps they no longer proudly show their standards or have any lances to tip at maidens. Though outwardly one may never encounter a paladin, there is proof that they exist.
The love of a paladin is true and unyielding. It endures all strife and is bound to a code of chivalry as solid as steel. It is a love often only dreamed of. It is a love of someone who is far away on some sort of mission. It is a love that survives in faraway realms through bloodshed and treachery. It is the love of one who believes in honor and romance so much that it keeps that person alive until they are finally able to return to the warm comforts of home.
I used to think that the paladins were just myths until I was asked one day if I knew what or who they are. It was upon providing my answer that I realized I had always felt they existed. Even though I hadn't actually laid eyes on one, I always felt the certainty that there are people in this world who possess the attributes of a paladin.
The love of a paladin never fades. It only glows brighter in the darkness. I look back on that day of realization with fondness. It was the day I found a paladin. It was the beginning of a union between two dreamers, two lovers, two shattered souls, but above all else, a wandering paladin and a crying maiden.
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