《Hero's Song - A Novel in Verse》Chapter 48 - The Cold
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In tents and shelters buried far beneath the ice and snow
the hero and his countless knights felt time begin to slow
their enemies were all around but no one dared to move
they spent their days just waiting for the weather to improve
His home was now a frozen hut, his bed was only straw
the prince and all his knights were all the company he saw
the future of the empire rested on his shoulders now
and he would have to lead them all to victory somehow
From what he heard the army was content to hide away
they’d never been so far up north or seen so short a day
it seemed the demons also had no reason to advance
but everyone agreed, they wouldn’t leave it up to chance
They resolutely guarded their position in the ice
the hero warned complacency exacted quite a price
they watched and listened, vigilantly waiting for the day
the demon army finally awoke and came their way
The prince could only praise the hero’s hesitance to sleep
always volunteering when there was a watch to keep
“a hero doesn’t rest when battle waits around the bend”
but he would sleep if only those disturbing dreams would end
He wished to dream of all the songs he’d hear when he went home
by now he had inspired more than enough to fill a tome
but when he closed his eyes he only saw a shadow’s smile
laughing in the distance somewhere with a voice so vile
He wondered if it wasn’t really laughter of his own
something he imagined on the nights he was alone
but either way he steeled himself to face the war ahead
if he had time to worry he’d sing hero’s songs instead
The winter dragged along and the morale of soldiers sank
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but songs of war kept spirits warm, with one hero to thank
and as they waited in the bitter cold for war to start
hatred for their enemies crept into every heart
“They really are just monsters to live somewhere cold as this”
“when I saw their magic I knew something was amiss”
“after all, they’re nothing like the humans and our kind”
“if they all just died tomorrow nobody would mind”
Once upon a time they hadn’t understood his song
and wondered if they weren’t at war with demons all along
but hatred grew the longer they endured the bitter cold
warming up their weary hearts to tales the hero told
Even if they didn’t quite look monstrous at a glance
they thought it best to slaughter them while they still had the chance
“call them what you will, they threaten everything we know
be they monsters, demons, or just elves, they have to go”
By the time the snows began to melt they were alight
jumping out of shelters to rush onward to the fight
the hero led a charge to flush the demon army out
but nowhere in the battle field was heard a cry or shout
For days they searched but found no sign of demons anywhere
if they had advanced the army would have been aware
the hero and the prince were too confused to curse or sing
and slowly they advanced until a few weeks into spring
The army felt it eerie and they couldn’t celebrate
they felt uneasy not knowing the missing demons’ fate
but then one day a messenger appeared from the empire
to tell them that capital’s situation was dire
“They came in dead of winter and attacked without a sound
while you all sat waiting, all the demons went around
the emperor is safe but half the empire has been lost
the capital is under siege while you play from the frost”
The messenger delivered all the fear and rage he could
from there, the hero’s power couldn’t do them any good
no longer were there battle lines, the war was everywhere
but far more shocking was the way the hero didn’t care
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