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It was supposed to be about them, but it kind of.... uh. Ashlar didn't usually feel self conscious, but he didn't expect the emotion she showed. He hoped that it was in a good and not a bad way. It changed. She would hear.

He breathed out, then began. The song was slow and measured, a ballad that lilted with a slight haunting quality to fit the nature of the subject.

The silent queen of the Raven woods
Met the king of the bears one fine night
He doused the stars one by one in the sky
And in darkness they danced side by side

The queen, painted in hues of shade
The king in crimson and flame
They carried their world with the promise of war
And in fear, all whispered their name

In the vale of the bear they laid down their claim
And a fortress strong arose
Carried forth by the princess and prince of the bear
Cunning and sharp, sometimes foes

The prince, he remained, laid down roots strong and thick
But the princess 'pon raven wings rose
Flying off to a throne she could claim as her own
A right that none dared oppose

As the Raven looks on, and the bear sits in wait
The hunter seeks prey of her own
Strong and swift, her justice will strike
To christen the mountain a home

He closed it out softly, then let the silence hang. He hadn't meant to make it about she and her brother, but the lines had come to him, and he'd felt good about them. He had not been sure where it would end, but she'd said with the finding of her mother's killer, she would begin a new start. It seemed the right spot to start some new song and let this one close.