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The parting of two travelers on the way to Sancre Tor.

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The Valley
And how they suffered together, the pilgrim and the soldier, on the road to Sancre Tor.

The pilgrim was wild with fever,
his red wounds,
as infected as his rotting head.
In his dreams the faces of saints,
the gods and spirits of his river home,
were mocking him.

The soldier was silent,
her iron hammer at her side.
Watching, waiting,
hearing her companion weep.

Knowing he needed her,
Needing cures she could not provide.
Knowing he would die,
a slow death,
a painful death,
or a swift one.

Alone now, the soldier walks on,
her bloodied hammer at her side,
the stories of a pilgrim ringing in her ears.

Ahead lies the hidden city, that awful mound,
fountain of solace,
herald of nothingness.

For the road to Sancre Tor,
is a solitary road,
wicked, bitter, and merciless.
Do not tread it with a light step,
do not tread it with love in your heart,
do not tread it with hope in your head.
And to walk it,
one must be alone.

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