ROYAL BLOOD
It was a hectic task, but they all forbore, marching with their chests out and singing a battle song.
At first it rose softly, like a murmur carried on the wind.
A single voice in the rear ranks hummed a familiar tune, low and steady, and another voice joined, then another, until the quiet night began to vibrate with the growing sound.
A battle song.
"Steel to the earth, and faith to the throne…"
"Stand as one till the dark is undone…"
The song thumped in the ground with their marching steps. Their unity was a shield stronger than any forged metal.