Ballad of the Rose

The Ballad of the Rose is a song named for the Battle of the Rose. It was instrumental in helping Malcer Dragonvale rediscover his identity, and was performed by Corvas Esy'Nirinth in her youth.
Forty score years in times that were true
Lived the fairest knights that Torm’s grace knew 
The coast’s protectors bound under the Rose 
That fell to rot, as the story goes. 
Said Rosebloom, “Indeed I shall dare rebel 
Against the high king, and wear his helm
In secret shall I ensure my forces go 
Who shall stand against me? Who are my foes?” 
But the captain saw through his deceitful scheme,
Raised up an army’s sword with spectral gleam, 
A bloody fray on their own home soil 
A hopeless venture with ungodly toil. 
The lieutenant, loyal to his knightly friend 
En route to the king he would meet his end 
Rosebloom’s own blade cleaving his heart 
A barrage of arrows from each rampart. 
The battle began, when armies met 
Rosebloom on one, captain now set 
To bring justice and end the needless shed 
Of blood, bring peace, and stop greed’s spread. 
Ho! Rosebloom’s blade clashed with a sword 
Before he could yet say a word 
An attack on the captain she would thwart 
The Lady Rowena’s movement smart.
And yet, with the gods in misty eyes 
As such in wars, the good knight dies 
The soldiers tossed in rocky graves 
Their helmets propped on broken staves. 
And so the tragic story ends 
A tale of enemies once friends.
Category:Great Ascent