Blood and Rain
"It is the King of the Glades. He lives."
With a sudden, sweeping motion of pure, instinctual reverence, the old man went down on his knees, pressing his forehead against the damp, awakening soil. Within seconds, the movement caught like wildfire through a dry forest. Lower-tier guards dropped their crystalline spears, letting them shatter harmlessly on the stones as they dropped to their knees. Mothers, artisans, scouts, and children followed in a massive, rolling wave of absolute honor, until all several thousand elves in the central plaza were kneeling before the grand balcony, paying homage to the true king who had returned to claim their future.
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