Only once the sun was high did he put out the flame

　　he didn`t dare relinquish it before the morning came

　　the boy had slept the whole night through, right by the hero`s side

　　and when he finally awoke, he thought he might`ve died

　　The hero stood above him radiating warmth and light

　　with overflowing magic, such a mesmerizing sight

　　but when he realized who he was staring at in awe

　　he grimaced at the power of the enemy he saw

　　"Why did you start running suddenly, that wasn`t fun

　　did you really spend all night pretending you`re the sun"

　　the hero`s eyes were dark and cold but he stood tall and strong

　　he feigned a smile and started humming some old hero`s song

　　"No more questions, take me to the nearest battlefield

　　I must see this evil that has kept itself concealed"

　　the smile upon the hero`s face as he began to sing

　　terrified the young boy more than almost anything

　　He pointed over the horizon to a mountain range

　　the hero shook his head but his expression didn`t change

　　"you shall be my guide and I shall keep you safe and sound

　　I won`t leave you somewhere where those shadows hang around"

　　"I`m much too sick to go with you, just leave me here to die

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　　"don`t be silly boy, I healed you while you were asleep

　　come on now, a hero has appointments he must keep"

　　The boy stood up and realized he really had been healed

　　but still he wanted to go nowhere near a battlefield

　　"why bother to heal me if you hate my kind so much

　　don`t you call my people monsters, demons, beasts, and such"

　　"Don`t be silly, you`re no demon, you`re a noble elf

　　even though you`re lost, please don`t be so hard on yourself"

　　the hero stared intently at the boy until he moved

　　now that any obstacle to journey was removed

　　And so they walked together while the hero hummed a tune

　　hoping that he`d find a horde of monsters to fight soon

　　he filled himself with pride for saving one innocent soul

　　even as the lack of sleep began to take its toll

　　The boy who walked in front of him was losing sleep as well

　　he wondered if a demon was just guiding him to hell

　　one day he dared ask the nature of his captor`s song

　　and how he could repeat the same old melody so long

　　"This is just a song my father used to sing to me

　　about a hero who fought for his kingdom gallantly

　　he was born a blacksmith but with love and sacrifice

　　he saved the world from evil dragons, not just once but twice"

　　"A silly song then, dragons are no threat to anyone

　　they were once our allies when the wars of old begun"

　　the hero didn`t pay much mind to what the young boy said

　　he simply gestured for the lad to quickly walk ahead

　　For several days the hero and the boy continued on

　　the hero never sleeping as he sang from dusk til dawn

　　never letting darkness creep upon him anywhere

　　singing songs and casting spells of light without a care

　　The fear the boy had felt before had given way to doubt

　　he wondered if the hero really came to help him out

　　he had no other quest in life but living day by day

　　and so he thought it best to simply show the man the way

　　"I don`t know how a human earned the blessing of the fae

　　or if you gained that magic power in some other way

　　but tell me honestly, since I have promised to guide you

　　when you reach the battlefield, what do you plan to do"

　　The hero stopped his singing for a moment and he thought

　　then he looked affectionately at the child he`d caught

　　"I`ll do what I have always done before an enemy

　　I`ll hunt down every single evil monster that I see"