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Madness laid waste, the kingslayers rise
Madness has ravaged the land, and those who assassinate kings are emerging.
Lost and forsaken, our kingdom's demise
The kingdom is in despair and abandoned, facing its downfall.
Ravens on blackened bough
Ravens perch on darkened branches.
Call through the mist and snow
A call is made through the mist and snow.
One last goodbye to you now
A final farewell is given in the face of impending danger.
With the wolves at our door, you just stood
Despite danger, someone remained passive as wolves approached.
All the signs I foretold you ignored
Warnings were given, but signs were ignored.
With your enemies out for your rich royal blood
Enemies sought royal blood due to pride.
Your pride took your life just as sure as the sword
Pride led to demise, akin to a fatal sword.
No ballads are sung, no immortal life
No songs immortalize the fallen, no eternal life.
Just royal bones ravaged by fire and ice
Royal remains are destroyed by fire and ice.
Left to rot where you fell
Left to decay where the fall occurred.
No mourners, no burial
No mourners or proper burial.
One last goodbye to you now
Another farewell in the midst of danger.
With the wolves at our door, you just stood
Despite wolves at the door, passive response.
All the signs I foretold you ignored
Warnings ignored, signs overlooked.
With your enemies out for your rich royal blood
Enemies sought royal blood due to pride.
Your pride took your life just as sure as the sword
Pride led to demise, akin to a fatal sword.
Our moment of splendor now death and decay
A glorious moment turned to death and decay.
None will remember the grace of our reign
No memory of the once graceful reign.
The long years of peace now gone
Years of peace are replaced by turmoil.
The fierce loyalties undone
Loyalties are broken and undone.
One last goodbye to you now
Another farewell in the midst of danger.
Mortuus est
Death is certain.
Autem rex
The king, however, is dead.
Vivat rex
Long live the king (ironically).
Gloria in Deo
Glory to God.
You heeded my warnings before
Past warnings were acknowledged.
But pride made you hunger for war
Pride led to a desire for war despite warnings.
No reign of splendor lasts
No splendid reign lasts forever.
All years of plenty pass
Abundance is temporary; all prosperity fades.
The Die of Fate is cast
The outcome is determined by the Die of Fate.
Bloodlust wins at last
Bloodlust prevails in the end.
White wolves are howling a requiem
Symbolic white wolves howl a lament.
Another night falls to another red dawn
Another night succumbs to a blood-stained dawn.
Ravens rise, circle round
Ravens rise, encircling the fallen.
You lie cold in the ground
The fallen one lies cold in the earth.
My last goodbye to you now
A final farewell amidst chaos.
Through courtyards of carnage and flame
Through scenes of destruction and fire, escape with a child.
With our child in my arms I escaped
The bloodline of the child remains hidden forever.
His bloodline concealed now and forevermore
No plots to slay kings, no imminent danger.
No kingslayers plotting, no wolves at the door
No threats from wolves at the door.
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