The Second Collected Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach: Three Short Novels of the Malazan Empire by Steven Erikson

Author:Steven Erikson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Transworld
Published: 2018-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

Deep was the gloom

That was Draconus’s tomb

Dank was the air

Daunting the bier

On which he laid eyes astare

The chains not yet broken

For he not yet woken

His vows not yet revoken

His sword still to awaken

In its scabbard black oaken

Cold hands soon to stroken’

‘Gods below, Phluster!’ snarled Calap Roud. ‘The original ain’t slave to rhymes, and those ones are awful! Just sing it as Fisher would and spare us all your version!’

‘You’re just jealous! I’m making Fisher’s version accessible to everyone, even children! That’s the whole point!’

‘It’s a tale of betrayal, incest and murder, what on earth are you doing singing it to children?’

‘It’s only the old who get shocked these days, old man!’

‘And it’s no wonder, with idiots like you singing to innocent children!’

‘Got to keep them interested, Calap, something you never did understand, even with a grown-up audience! Now, be quiet and keep your opinions to yourself, I got a song to sing!

‘And his head flew into the air

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