Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-25038310-20160529172721/@comment-25038310-20160607152934

The inner wall

Big and tall

Two pyres alite

In order to fall

One above

Ascend the high wall

One below

Be wary a' fall

Then, a peep of the bell

Prithee, fret not and be well.

Abello had inquired about what to do next from here, posing this question to the pilgrim. The mortal replied with this strange obscure rhyme in his raspy voice, which hinted at their next objective. To some of the group, the ramblings might have sounded familiar. Abello had sung another version on the Sequestered Plains when they were on the way to Jehanna, but the young poet was unaware of what it meant.

"Why, I recognize that! I have sung it before!" Abello cried out in surprise.

"Quite. It is an old rhyme, hailing from Evermor. We were not ordained to light these pyres - the Undead were. I take it you have sung the second version, telling a comedic tale about a warrior and a sorcerer." The pilgrim replied, chuckling softly.

"So.. two pyres? And then the inner wall opens?" Abello asked, unsure of the entire ordeal. He found it a rather strange requirement, just in order to acces the centre of the city.

"Two pyres? Splendid. Perhaps that's just what we need." Sebastien remarked. "We'll need to split our group up in two parts." He concluded. "Only then we'll be able to light these pyres, simultanously if need be. Afterwards we can simply return for the boy if we must, and advance into the heart of Jehanna."

Richard was rather intrigued about the poems, although he said nothing. He had heard of the second version Abello had sung, but the version of the pilgrims was new to him. He had heard tales of Knight-King Rendall and Sorcerer Lorkel before, but could it be that the second version ridiculed them? Or were the knight and the sorcerer different people? He should most likely not ponder on the meaning, for what is a meaning good for? They have a task that needs to be accomplished.

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((What Abello rambled on about in Part III, for anyone that doesn't recall or for those who haven't heard it yet.))

Two pyres alite,

The warrior danced wth a large blade of iron

The knight's enemies he will smite,

But the cowardly sorcerer is long gone,

Then a brief passage of night,

Abscence of sun

A period of blight

They continued to run

Their goal in sight..