Windrider Unchained-Shadow Stalker

Windrider Unchained

Album: Shadow Stalker-Song's from Vanyel's time
Sung by: Heather Alexander
Lyrics: Mercedes Lackey

Shadow Stalker and more from Mercedes Lackey can be found at http://www.firebirdarts.com/catalog/-c-27_57_44.html

Windrider Unchaned

Windrider, fettered, imprisoned, and pinioned
Wing-clipped by magic, his power full drained,
Valdemar's Heir is defeated and captive,
With his Companion by Darklord enchained.

Darklord of shadows his fetters is weaving
Binds him in darkness as deep as despair,
Mocks at his anger and laughs at his weeping
"Where is your strength now, oh Valdemar's Heir?"

Darklord has left them by shadows encumbered,
Darshay and Windrider trapped in his gloom,
Deep in his prisons, past hope, past believing,
Heir and Companion, will this be your tomb?

Out of the shadows another draws nearer,
Out of the twilight steals one furtive light.
Shadows dance pain, while the Light sings despairing,
Drawn here by Darshay and Windrider's plight.

Power new-won have the Singer and Dancer,
Power to shatter their curses at last-
Power that also could free the sad captives;
Power to break the bonds holding them fast.

Heart speaks to heart in the depth of the darkness
Grief calls to grief, and they falter, afraid-
Why should they sacrifice all for these strangers?
Then new compassion sends them on to aid.

Dancer in Shadows, she weeps as she dances,
Dancing unmaking the shadow-born bands.
Sunsinger now through tears gives up his power-
Sings back the magic to Windrider's hands.

Spent now, the twain fall unseen into shadow
Gifted to strangers all that they had gained.
Darklord returns, and by fear is confounded-
Flees the avenger, Windrider unchained!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Windrider Unchained
• Mercedes Lackey
• filk
• Heather Alexander
• Vanyel
• Shadow Stalker

[madock345]

does anyone know what happens to Sunsinger and Shadowdancer after this song? I think in the Arrows trilogy it implies that they become Heralds, but do we know anything else about them?

[KitsuneOokamiYasha]

@madock345 Not really someone told me that a herald found them almost dead and broke their curses, after that they became heralds themselves. I am not sure if this is true and something they picked up from a question and answer session or a Queens Own newsletter or what but i kinda like the thought that they came out okay in the end.

[PaganWitchGirl]

LOVE THIS SONG YEAH

[RisikaTeanora]

@madock345 that would be amazing

[Wildlybamboozled]

@madock345 If you go to her site, she says she will not do this enough times I'm pretty sure she won't. V.V

I bet you could find a few fanfictions about it, though.

Probably wouldn't be as good as if Misty herself wrote it...

[madock345]

@KitsuneOokamiYasha maybe Misty will give them there own book like she did for Lavan Firestorm?