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The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Long and thin, red within, with a nail at the end.
It's been around for millions of years, but it's no more than a month old. What is it?
What hatches without food?
It flavors your food and divides the year up. What is it?
If itβs information you seek, come and see me. If itβs pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. What am I?