The Ships of Merior (Wars of Light and Shadow, #2)

by Janny Wurts

Two princes, dark and fair Cursed by the Mistwraith, Desh-thiere Hate bound them Blood crowned them ‘Til cold death, war must hound them: Vie for the shadows and the light Die blind in shadows, burned in light Cry, ‘Down the shadows, hail the light!’ VERSE FROM A CHILDREN’S GAME FOURTH AGE 1220