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Bones Of The Land

from On The Battlements by Zanda Myrande

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People still tell stories of dwarves even in our time. And sometimes you run across people who remind you very forcibly of those stories. Tollain wrote this one for Orville to sing.

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BONES OF THE LAND

Some things are lost,  but some things remain.
We come down from the mountains,  and we wander the plain.
You can see in our eyes if you venture to look
There's a knowledge that lies far deeper than topsoil and sand.
It was old long ago, never bound in a book,
But pay us our fee and we'll show you the bones of the land.

Some things are soft,  but some things are strong.
Build your house on the sand,  it will stand not for long.
Pay a call on the caves where your forefathers lie
From the dust of their graves they can speak so that some understand.
Those who listen and learn of the how and the why
Know that wise folk will always return to the bones of the land.

Stone forged in fire, or shaped by the flood,
Fallen from heaven, or grown from the wood,
Each has its secrets, to keep and to hold,
Some stones yield copper, or iron, or gold...

Some things are smooth,  and some things are rough.
Knowledge is power,  but never enough.
With a long enough lever the world can be moved
So pay us our fee and we'll build you a firm place to stand.
A thousand times tested, a thousand times proved,
Our knowledge the treasure we wrest from the bones of the land.

Stone has its virtues, stone has its flaws,
Governed by ancient, immutable laws,
You may call us heartless, unyielding and cold,
As long as you pay us in silver or gold...

Some things are forever,  some just for a day,
Time and its power  wear all things away.
We'll strengthen your castle by craft and design
Its protection will last out your time through the work of our hand.
Our reward is your coin and the fame that will shine
Even when we are gone and we join with the bones of the land.

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from On The Battlements, released March 15, 2019

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Zanda Myrande Westbury, UK

Zanda Myrande is still recovering from the trauma of being Zander Nyrond for several decades. She has only come out online at this point, for reasons which may be apparent from the picture above, but she proudly embraces her trans identity while still giving house room to Zander and the rest of the deadbeats who populate her head.

Lives in Wiltshire and has better friends than she deserves. ... more

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