| Only Hope A bitter cold wind touches her bare skin She slinks into the night carefully avoiding the patches of ice Creeping among the tents she picks up her skirt, walking silently until she hears voices around a corner Desperately she jumps into the shadows waiting until her comrades go by She sighs and continues her mission sneaking among her soldiers, she crosses the border of their camp Throwing her shoulders back, chin up high she walks into the enemy camp Eyes downcast she dodges the burly men heading towards the heart of the camp Suddenly she can see the fortress, the last fortress of her people. Her heart beats rapidly as she considers what she�s about to do Her eyes dart from the fortress to all the enemies that surround her They come to rest on a makeshift tower right outside the fortress walls, Slowly, cautiously she makes her way to the wooden tower Rough hands pull her back against a full chest �What are you doing here? Go back to the slave pens.� He grabs her face kissing her violently She hears a soft voice calling, �Come, I am better at such things�� The girl comes to her rescue, distracting the man taking him to a corner glancing at the young woman� she says, Go, go now! Her eyes were warm, gentle, and frightened The young woman nods sneaking up to the tower With a quick glance to make sure no one was watching she lays her hands on the massive beams She could feel the sharp splinters digging into her palms She starts to climb one beam at a time The freezing wind threatens to tear her off her perch but she holds on tightly� Finally she reaches the top she creeps closer to the fortress Takes a deep breath and leaps, catching hold of a window ledge Now, the enemies knew what she was doing she had little time left� She yells into the window: �The traitor is coming to your aid! Tell the Queen! The traitor is coming to her aid!� She yells over and over again, until more rough hands yank her from the wall She screams trying to get the sacred message across. She was brought down to the ground among a circle of men And among them was the one that would kill her She knew her fate and accepted it �Why do you betray me?� he asked mockingly They tied her to a pole the hard wood grazing her soft cheek �This is a warning to all your fellow countrymen who decide to betray me!!� He yanked her dress off her back and pulled out a knife She knew what was going to happen she tried to find peace She was their only hope The only person who could bring her countrymen together She waited for it to start� |