The Songs of Twilight

From the Memoirs of Revelation and Debranna
by Debranna Emeraldstar

evelation stops and stares as the hue colored rays of the sun descend beyond the horizon. Norrath begins to move out from behind the clouds, her beauty not yet full. The cool evening air chills his hot skin, as the sweat dries quickly beneath his steel-plate armor. He smiles down at Debranna and allows himself the luxury of a soft sigh.

Debranna glances at him, her emerald eyes bright. After so many moons together she still yearns to feel his lips upon hers, warm with passion. His spirit entwines her, clear and strong, holding her up. How did she come to be at the side of a man so selfless and pure of heart? She looks at her knight in shining armor and turns to the deepening night. Her tiny hand slips out of his and she begins to walk up the grassy hillock. She gazes out at the gathering twilight and struggles to understand but all she can do is follow her heart.

As Revelation builds a fire to ward off the night, Debranna rummages through her pack searching for the meager makings of a meal to share with her beloved. He looks at her with a puzzled glint in his eye. She is strong as steel, yet fragile as moonflower petals. Her ways are of the old, yet they speak to the young. She is fire and ice, bitter and sweet. He too struggles to understand.

Quietly, she sings an ancient song; her lilting voice carries on the soft breeze:

The shoreline hemmed with fruited trees
Wound past an island green,
A low, blue line of mountains showed
The open lake between.
No clue of memory led me on
But well the ways I knew,
A feeling of familiar things
With every footstep grew.
A presence, strange at first, but known
Walked with me as my guide,
The skirts of some forgotten life
Trailed noiseless by my side.
Was it a dim-remembered dream
Or glimpse through aeons old?
The secret which the mountains kept...
The waters never told.

The sound of her elven voice strengthens him. He fears nothing. He has faith and love to carry him. He has learned to trust these things unconditionally. His conviction will not falter now, or ever. All he need do is follow his heart.

Revelation D'Soul and Debranna Emeraldstar continue to fulfill their dreams on the Zebuxoruk server.