| Shadow Wizard Axenbe = Ex en' bee Rudyaj = rud' ya Heir to the wizard Axenbe Born to dutied role A life that many would envy With a myriad of powers untold Upon reaching the time for his seasoning becoming well versed in his trade He could find resolute within reasoning Letting wisdom of ages pervade The comely young seer in silence Held the deepest of yearning inside Not a whit was his thought of defiance Determined his lot to abide Since his infancy Rudyaj was lonely Never knowing consortium or friend Silent visions appeared to him only That their darkened succor would extend He watched from his lofty asylum At the life that transpired below Each one unaware as he spied them Of the soft incantations bestowed His chants not intended in malice Just to seek to impart freedom’s choice That he not be constrained to his chalice Though he held not persona or voice His spirit rose high in the tower Escaping on sunlight rays Seeking with abysmal power in hues of black and greys The populace first feared the presence That attached itself firm to each one Till they found that this cohering essence Seemed a whimsical gift from the sun For it mirrored each scrupulous motion Like a child or insidious twin And soon they gave riddance to caution Never knowing the spirit within In shadows did Rudyaj find solace Though obscure to each soul he’d attend Giving comfort of sort in his boldness And never at loss for a friend |
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