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Azure Moon, Ch18: The King’s Triumphant Return

@sovereign-tempest

     The sky is still a dreary grey as the rain falls upon the monastery, but we are thankfully no longer caught in the downpour ourselves.  No, despite the weather, and our bitter victory at Gronder field, we are beginning to see a light at the end of this accursed tunnel.  It came at a great price, but it appears I’ve begun to draw the prince back into the light.

     Dimitri sits by the hearth, his expression visibly less haunted than it once was, much to my relief.  The both of us are still soaked through to the bone and out cloaks hang by the fire likewise.  Setting down a hot cup of tea for us both, I take my seat beside him and stare into the flames as well.

     The sights I was witness to as that hill burned around me still shake me to my core.  Men cooked alive in their own armor, screaming in agony... the best I could do was free them from it.  Even still, it was worse with that girl.  As though it was not enough to see Dimitri half-dead from her surprise attack and the girl herself after I cleaved her body in two, watching the life ebb from Lord Fraldarius’s body was-

     I tried.  I reverted the flow of time again and again, trying to be faster, trying to save Felix’s father and Dimitri both.  I used up every ounce of my divine power I could in that short span of time.  It amounted to nothing.  My students have suffered yet another loss they never should have, but I will not let this one be in vain.  Felix broke down sobbing after he had shattered his own sword at the training grounds, believing no one had seen him.  Thankfully Annette was there to care for him.  That leaves the prince’s recovery in my hands, as it should be.

     I take a long drink from my cup, the pleasant taste of chamomile calming my nerves and warming my cold bones, before taking a deep breath and returning the cup to its saucer.

[Chorus:] I give myself away I give myself away So You can use me I give myself away I give myself away So You can use me [Verse 1:] Here I am Here I stand Lord, my life is in your hands Lord, I'm longing to see Your desires revealed in me I give myself away [Verse 2:] Take my heart Take my life As a living sacrifice All my dreams all my plans Lord I place them in your hands [Chorus:] I give myself away I give myself away So You can use me I give myself away I give myself away So You can use me [Chorus:] I give myself away I give myself away So You can use me I give myself away I give myself away So You can use me [Bridge: x7] My life is not my own To you I belong I give myself, I give myself to you