[Northkeep] Heroes
Dennis England
sirbalvin at cox.net
Thu Jun 5 19:32:54 PDT 2008
Well told my friend.
Balvin
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Subject: [Northkeep] Heroes
> At opening court of Castellan, Her Majesty Vanessa told us we would
> witness fearless heroes and acts of selfless chivalry at this event,
> and I want to say that her words were truer than perhaps even she
> realized at the time. For I did indeed see heroes, true heroes, stand
> and struggle against a fierce and implacable foe, seeking the good of
> their fellows above their own.
>
> But I saw these things on the morning AFTER the tournament, not in the
> lists. I saw a storm giant as fearsome as any ever met in the Eddas
> rise up and smite those still present, with but little warning or time
> to prepare. I saw Tarl and Beorhrtlic braving its fell onslaught,
> struggling tirelessly in its full fury to stem its harm. I saw Ian rush
> from the relative security of the keep to call the people to come in to
> safety, and return to that safety only behind the slowest of them e'en
> though the creature's mighty club, formed of the wind and rain itself,
> smote at him again and again. I saw Facon and Talon, ere the beast's
> strength was spent, sally forth to enter the fray and rescue what they
> could. I saw Keigan, though the monster's assault had left her in
> darkness and bereft of power, labor to provide warm sustenance to
> strengthen the struggling warriors and succor the weakened victims. I
> saw Perrin, who having taken his family back to his steading was
> returning to aid his comrades, spy the beast towering over them venting
> its hatred, and yet he merely spurred his steed on to greater speed to
> reach them and offer his aid. And in the aftermath, I saw Therese and
> Kelandra and, at their very first tournament, Sarantsatsral and Fiona,
> moving through the battle's destruction like the Choosers of the Slain
> of old, seeking out that which could yet be saved, and granting a
> stroke of grace to that which could not, holding their own grief in
> check all the while.
>
> Yes, heroes strode there that day. I, Kevin, witnessed their actions.
> The battlefield was wide, and I have no doubt there were many other
> selfless acts of sacrifice, strength and service I did not see, that
> this is but a few of the heroes who stood against the wave of
> destruction and persevered at great cost. I sing of the few I was
> allowed to witness. Perhaps others will add their own words to these,
> that more of the heroes may be recognized.
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