Ghostwalker - Erik Scott De Bie [130]
"Wh-where is he?" Arya asked in agony, only part of it physical. "Wh-where…?"
"Who?" Amra asked. "There is no one here but you and me. The Ghostly Lady's gone. There was no one else."
"He's gone," said Arya, her heart sinking. "Gone without me…"
But then there was another sound, cutting her off. Even as Selune ushered in the dawn of spring, rising silver and full, a lonely wolf howled.
"Seek your redemption," Arya whispered to the wind, tears sliding down her cheeks. "And if-when-you find it, I'll be waiting."
Arya smiled as darkness closed around her and she knew no more.
Amra Clearwater smiled sadly, thinking the now-slumbering knight spoke nonsense.
The wolf's song to the spring moon was at an end.
The Nightingale's Song
A cold hand touches my cheek, but it is only wind,
the breeze that caressed us as we lay
peaceful and warm among the shadows,
tangled together and guarded by stars.
In love-in a moment.
Now you walk one way and I the other,
but your voice lingers in my mind –
I hear its broken beauty shattering the stillness,
and I know I would throw my memories away
for just one moment more with you.
But all I can lose is your ring from my hand,
a kindness and a curse, and
all I have left of you to touch.
Though I walk lonely into the years,
I won't let go.
I could not save you, could not find your path.
Were you too lost for salvation?
Perhaps, you would say. But, perhaps
I was the one who lost the way,
And you saved me.
–composed by Lady Arya Venkyr (1375 DR)
Translated from the original Elvish
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Table of Contents
A Forgotten Realms Novel
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
POSTLUDE
The Nightingale's Song