The Sea and the Darkest Faerie

Her city is a neighbor to the sea

She often walks the foam-sprayed rocky shore

When Council duties do not call, she’s free

To wander down the beach of Altador

She is not of the water, but she knows

The ocean has a darkness at its heart

Like her, the water hides more than it shows

Like her, the sea is only known in part

One wind-swept day, she swears a bitter oath:

Just like the waves, her strength won’t be contained

She won’t let others’ scruples hinder growth

She’ll let her power flow forth unrestrained

She’ll make the city bow beneath her curse

The city, then the world, will soon be hers

    2. The Darkest Faerie

A thousand years of darkness in the deep

A thousand years of helpless, raging stone

A thousand years of nightmare-haunted sleep

A thousand years of waiting, all alone

The ocean is no sister, nor a friend

But prison cruel, and worse: nearly her death

As stone gave way to flesh, she feared her end

Would come before she managed one more breath

She reached the surface, clawed her way to land

Collapsed onto the beach, her tale not done

So welcome was the shining golden sand

She could forgive how it reflected sun

The world was vast, and waiting for her yet

Her foes, she swears, will drown in their regret

    3. Void

Within the dark-past-dark, the faerie waits

For one more chance to claim her victory

Stone-cold and stubborn, nurturing old hates

As unrelenting as the hungry sea