Good evening, little masters, and welcome to episode 288 of the Prancing Bony podcast,

where it is no work, chiefed in or friggin' that co-hosts the podcast tonight.

I'm still in command, wielding great powers.

Folks, pull up a bench in the common room and join us.

I'm Sean Marcazi, the Lord of the Mark, and I'm here with the men of the West,

who once spent his vacation in the houses of lamentation, Alan Sistel.

You know, I was intrigued by the whole darkroom experience idea,

but I have to admit the mental nudity was just a bit too much.

Yeah, some people think it's a selling point, so I suppose.

Folks, join us as the Lord of the Nas' goal vanishes and returns.

And vanishes again, in the first of our three episodes on the chapter,

the Battle of the Polenor Fields, the sixth chapter in the Return of the King.

And folks, we know some of you are hearing this podcast for the very first time,

and to you, we bid a very warm welcome.

Here at the Prancing Bony podcast, we are reading, talking, speculating,

and often joking, our way through Middle-Earth, a few pages at a time.

We take a deep dive into the lore, we explore how the story came to be,

talk about our favorite themes, and a lot more.

But in a light-hearted and fun way, kind of like a couple of friends chatting at the pub,

and we're really glad you've joined us.

Yep, and I'm sure you'll be glad you've joined as well,

but before we get to tonight's discussion, since we have Sean back in the common room,

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