The Ballad - Singer

A young girl near the hearth stopped mid-sip, her eyes wide. To her, it wasn't just a song; she could see the Iron Queen’s army marching through the firelight. She could smell the ozone of the Thief’s magic.

"Tonight," Elias rasped, his voice a low vibration that seemed to come from the floorboards themselves, "we sing of the Iron Queen and the Silk Thief." The Ballad Singer

Elias was a Ballad Singer, one of the few who still carried the "long-songs"—tales that lasted an hour and held the history of a kingdom in their verses. A young girl near the hearth stopped mid-sip, her eyes wide