The Ballad of Brigid & Declan

They met upon the battlefield Their blades kissed and they knew Their hearts belonged together Though their love was sadly doomed A baby boy would bless them Whom they would love no matter what But he only lived two summers Before his thread was cruelly cut A great sickness came upon the clan There was no cure in sight Till a hooded man came forward With an offer and a price Brigid's eyes were green and dark Declan's were as black as pitch In blood they met, through blood they walked 'Neath the shadow of a lich Willingly and eagerly They paid the cost in pain Chained against the agony Hellfire running through their veins Declan's rage poured forth As he let loose a mighty roar While Brigid's gift was subtle She accepted something more Cast asunder from each other Yet connected by a ring For the blessing that was offered She would serve the Shadow King Brigid's eyes were green and dark Declan's were as black as pitch In blood they met, through blood they walked 'Neath the shadow of a lich He hunted her for decades Following a trail of strife Declan tore through rotting bodies While Brigid brought them back to life She sought her child in shadows And she would not take his hand So the lion fell upon his sword Just to make her understand One death swapped for another With a sigh of bitter joy Brigid said farewell to Declan And went to see her precious boy Brigid's eyes were green and dark Declan's were as black as pitch In blood they met, through blood they walked 'Neath the shadow of a lich In blood they met, through blood they walked 'Neath the shadow of a lich.