An Ode to Wilbur

Been playing Sacred. Today my faithful, if somewhat pathetic, henchman Wilbur died. :( He might have been the lamest minion ever, but I was growing kinda fond of him!

An Ode To Wilbur

Oh brave Wilbur, you fought by my side so well
I cannot count on my hands the many times that you fell
And I battled the hordes to keep them at bay
So you could heal and live to fight another day
It was Prince Valor himself who first sent me north
To rescue your ass from the Chief of the Orcs
But that was only the start of our adventure together
As my liege, the Prince, handed me a letter
To be delivered post-haste to Baron DeMordrey
In his stronghold, Rock Castle, a great distance away
And though I'm a Seraph, my heritage angelic
Prince Valor sent you too, my long suffering sidekick
Maybe he thought you could prove our noble intent
In case DeMordrey refused to lend us his strength
Our travel would take us, far 'cross the land
But our journey began there in the hot, desert sand
Oh Wilbur you really were badly equipped
I couldn't believe that the sand orcs pwned you so quick
While you lay on the floor I carried on winning
And this as you know was only the beginning

From there we pressed on and quest after quest
You fell to the ground with a sword through your chest
And each time by God's grace, you were soon revived
And I pushed ever onwards with you by my side
Oh how we laughed, in the evil thieves' den
When I fought off twelve enemies and you died again
And we chuckled with mirth when the wolves ate your feet
Or when the mages fried you with lightning 'til you succumbed to defeat
Lol Wilbur, remember, that bloody great dragon?
And you ran in with your dagger, frantically stabbing?
And he set you on fire, your hair and clothes burned
That was a valuable lesson on that day you learned
And I must admit, I found it funny
When I was in the merchant's selling items for money
I walked out into the street and laughed so hard I cried
'Cos somehow you had got yourself trapped inside
You couldn't get past the peasants milling about
It took me nearly ten minutes to finally get you out!

But we soldiered on Wilbur, I admired your persistence
And we made it to DeMordrey and asked his assistance
One unit of Sakura was all he offered to send
Why on earth did Prince Valor think him a friend?
And he wasn't done there, the conniving old creep
He sent us alone to the heights of Ice Creek
He gave us his ring, bearing his seal
So the unit of soldiers would know we're for real
I wish I'd seen it coming Wilbur, I really should have known
I wish I'd left you at the castle and gone up there alone
We battled up the mountain side, you fought the giants like a champ!
And soon we found the Sakura holed up in their camp
As I handed over the ring, I knew that something wasn't right
The Baron had laid a trap for us, the ring meant 'kill on sight'!
We stood our ground in the mountain camp, back to back we fought together
But fate was your foe on that frostbitten morn Wilbur, no one lives forever
Now the laughter turns to tears as your corpse lies in the snow
Your death this time is permanent but I will avenge your soul
But I must warn Prince Valor that DeMordrey's turned against the throne
We travelled here together Wilbur but to Wyvern's Pass I ride alone
But I'll not forget you Wilbur, I'll be sure your name lives on
I'll have the Royal Bard immortalize you in a song

© Charon 2009