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[Storyteller:]

 Hello weary traveler,

 You strike me, an admirer, of ancient lore

 With a penchant I see

 For old history

 As you’ve never heard it told before

 It’s a familiar tale

 Of a once mighty king

 But the story you know

 Goes much deeper, so

 Sit back as I tell you and sing

 There once was a colt with coat dark as coal

 Who had eyes of a bright burning red

 Courageous and strong, it was not very long

 ‘til the crown was bestowed on his head

 For the king in the North had to be a great force

 To survive all the harsh elements

 But the power he held from the keep where he dwelled

 Would lead to his people’s lament

 But there was a time

 When his rule was kind

 When the kingdom was wealthy and thrived

 Someone caught his eye,

 And he soon realized,

 That he wanted a wife by his side

 He thought all was right,

 They saw eye to eye,

 A princess from a Southern ally.

 His heart had grown fond,

 As they fostered a bond,

 That the world could not ever defy

 [Choir:]

 Grand Regent

 Unequaled

 Transcendent

 Eternal

 [Storyteller:]

 Both hearts longing for simple love to soar

 But nothing’s simple for kingdoms and kings.

 What stands certainly?

 For eternity?

 Fear what a veiled future brings

 One thing’s for sure,

 As the ages move on

 The harshest of debts

 Is to live with regret

 So chase what you love,

 Or you’ll find it’s departed and gone…