Sentinel Song by Julya

Sents big and strong
Leave your ale and gather around
Let me sing you a song
A tune to make your heart pound

A song to make you feel proud
For my praise is for thee
I can say this clear and out loud
A Sentinel is what I want to be

So gather around and let me recite
Of the first time I went to bash
And of how I admire thy might
Saving me before being burned to ash

The rock forbiddingly loomed
And feeling waves of apprehension
I couldn't help to feel doomed
I pressed on with lots of tension

Entering the lair of despair
I morphed into a dogs next of kin
Noticing a fearsome smell in the air
I concentrated on a bark-like skin

Hyena's laugh I entered from the north
It was but a laugh of exhilaration
On the ground a mask, but I went forth
Searching my first foe with deliberation

Then I found the stranger in front of me
A cloaked one with a mask
Not of a race I knew, I could see
I quickly grasped for my flask

I took a chance and clawed with all might
Trying to strike and kill in one go
But I missed and almost lost my fight
As the figure swung its dagger low

Hurt and shocked I stumbled
Took a swig from my health drink
My resolve it kind of crumbled
And it became difficult to think

The cultist struck drawing more blood
And I backed up trying to avoid the blow
This foe appeared to be too good
A hesitation and another cut that hurt me so

I was bleeding out and crumbled to the floor
Death came swiftly I could not avoid it in this lair
I despaired, was about to knock on Sarapis' door
Hesitating, I listened to conversation in the air

Cub down in the rock to a cultist, it bled
I heard the anxious voices in my head
Someone came, took my body and fled
I tried to speak but nothing could be said

"Gate and Rezz" boomed through the land
My rescue was being shouted through the skies
My broken body was held tenderly in hand
Then I breathed again and opened my eyes

My gratitude was enormous I hugged all around
My housemates had saved me without any thought
Now I was hale again, among the living and sound
I am certain now that I have found what I sought

For a Sentinel is I want to be
Belong to these protectors of nature
To have my friends around me
Belong to this family so pure

Drink and make merry before we have to go
Because forests do burn so easily
And remember that fire is our biggest foe
So drink one on me, Sentinels, my family