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Originally Posted by Nancy Fulda
I like the idea of a mutual defense pact between the groups.
It's still kind of rewarding the theft, but you might be able to get around that if the Prince from Group 1, having realized the dire consequences his theft has caused, defies the wishes of his people by returning the amulet to Group 2. Group 2, in gratitude for this selfless act, falls upon Group 1's enemies.
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Sounds like a standard for Fairy Tale format. Someone/something does something that upsets the balance of things and someone (through an act of kindness or sacrifice) is rewarded by receiving aid that is required in order to set the situation to rights. Part of the rule of three. Two brothers in turn go on the quest and cause offense to another so they don't get the help and then the third brother goes on the same quest, does something to aid another (which the 1st two didn't) and gains the aid that he needed in order to triumph.