Check out the first eight parts of the ballad in Act I - VIII.
Act IX - The Revealing
It happened quite some time ago
when dragons roamed the land
and princesses fought not for love
nor with a sword in hand
What should have been a quiet loss,
a victory of sorts,
for both our princess and young knight
instead brings shameful snorts.
Our princess reaches for her love,
but meets his hurt-filled eyes.
With sinking heart she feels his pain
at her deceit and lies.
She casts her eyes upon the king
to find his angry gaze;
On strength of will she rises up
and brushes off her daze.
Then turns her face as hard as stone
to meet her father's glare;
With shoulders back and head held high
her mission she does bare.
She speaks of love as poets do
and hearts that know no bounds.
Her words appear to weave a spell
along the battle grounds.
She fears the truth but says it still.
When all is said and done,
the crowd's loud cheers affirm her plea
and prove her heart she won.
Her father stands to silence all;
his stare still firm and gruff.
"You asked me once to let you choose;
my law, you did rebuff.
"But what you did not understand
is you were mine to shield.
Now here you stand before my eyes
with sword you sharply wield.
"My little girl has more than grown
beyond my wildest dreams.
She needs no one to keep her safe
except herself it seems.
"So darling dear I do concede
your wish I shall permit.
Your heart is yours and yours alone
to give as you see fit."
As joy does swell beneath her breast
she searches out her knight
to find his sword upon the ground
and him nowhere in sight.
And still goes on our tale of love
in shadows filled with woe
our princess finds herself alone
as doubt begins to grow.
it's been two months, but i finally managed to finish the next (and second to last) act of my ballad. it feels so amazingly good to be this close to the end. technically, i already wrote act X between act six and seven...of course back then i had anticipated that act X would be act nine. it soon turned into act ten. i'm not sure people will like my final act. as it is i wrote two seperate endings...though i'm pretty sure i know which one i'm going to go with. i'll be posting the original post as i wrote it back in June later today. Then tomorrow make a decision on whether they will stand as is or if i'll break down and add a couple more stanzas to them.
anyway, it feels absolutely amazing being so close to the end.
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