{"sf1_id":400068,"sf2_id":"rm8L3Ym0","title":"Battle Oath: For The King","author":"Gray","words":182,"posted_at":"2012-07-08T01:45:00.000Z","tags":["Medieval","No-Yiff","Poetry","Short","War"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/400068-battle-oath-for-the-king","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rm8L3Ym0","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/5a/73/5a73861b-f25c-4615-99b0-45bcacc13e80","description":"A short, sort of chanted Oath in the name of a King for a battle to come. One of the little droplets of content I keep getting while I'm trying to create a story that has a kind of medieval environment. I liked this, and I wrote it with the intention of using it in my story, if I ever manage to create it in fact.","content":"Without Your Grace,  \nthe vacant becomes empty,  \nthe quiet is silent,  \nthe cool is cold,  \nthe shades are shadows  \nand the peace is dreary.  \n  \nAnd when You're not watching,  \nour strength decays,  \nour voices hoarsen,  \nour stance wilts,  \nour will falters  \nand our spirits dim.  \n  \nBut when You stand at our Front,  \nThe water is silver,  \nthe grass is emerald,  \nthe sunshine is gold,  \nthe sky is saphire  \nand the stars are diamonds.  \n  \nYou are the wind  \nthat raises the flags;  \nYou are the blaze  \nthat warms up the night;  \nYou are the stones  \nthat hold up the castle;  \nYou are the steel  \nthat constitutes armors;  \nand You are the Reason  \nthat drives the kingdom.  \n  \nSo may Your steps  \nalways be steady,  \nmay Your sight  \nbe ever clearer,  \nmay Your grasp  \nforever stay firm,  \nmay Your sword  \nnever grow dull,  \nand may Your shout  \nraise our virtues to our glory.  \n  \nFor Yours is the Crown.  \nYours is the throne.  \nYours is the castle.  \nYours is the ruling.  \nYours is our loyalty.  \n  \nFor Battle!  \nFor Glory!  \nFor Victory!  \nFor You!  \nFor The King!\n\n  \n  \n\n"}