Cost of the Crown

I don't own ANY of the pictures, or the song. All photos are from Photobucket.com -- seriously ALL Pictures Are From PhotoBucket. Just do a bit of searching, and you should be able to find them.

Song: Cost of the Crown
Singer: Shandeen O'Neill
Song Writer: Mercedes Lackey

Category:

Entertainment

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• Mercedes
• Lackey
• Cost
• of
• the
• crown
• fanvid

[bloodydager]

ok ill think about it but who or what are the heralds?

[Skydaughter92]

@bloodydager In the series, the Heralds are Chosen by the Companions to serve Monarch & Country -- with special abilities, like telepathy / empathy / firestarting / or magik, or things like that. If you decide to read them, I suggest starting with Magic's Pawn -- Vanyel Ashkevron's storyline is the one I began with and it's a great introduction to the Valdemar world. =)

[Rilbur]

@bloodydager To give a fuller explanation than Skydaughter managed, Companions are the answer of the first King's plea to not simply his own gods, but all the gods that he had ever heard of. He knew that he was a good king, and his son would be good in turn, be he wanted a way to guarantee that the throne would never pass to a 'bad' ruler. The God's answered him in the form of the companions, who choose only 'good' people (only a herald may take the throne).

[Skydaughter92]

@Rilbur I always wished our own governments worked that way....*sigh*

[bloodydager]

who are the heralds? in history they are only messengers

[Skydaughter92]

@bloodydager I highly suggest reading the Heralds of Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey. It's a really great series.

[MsJackle99]

I love Shandeen O'Neil's voice and this is one of my favorite songs. It is as lovely and poetically sad as any I have ever heard. I am not a fan of anime but the pictures do flow with the song.

[Skydaughter92]

@redrasegarden This particular song is from the Lovers, Lore, and Loss CD based on the Mercedes Lackey Valdemar books (amazing books, I highly recommend them--start with Magic's Pawn if you decide to read). =) You can find the CDs at Mercedes Lackey's website. :)

[HeraldHealer]

@Skydaughter92 Hear Hear

[rexgirlmisty]

it has Inuyasha at the beginning hurray!

[pianeshot]

@bloodydager i suggest starting with the queens own series myself one of the best book worlds ever made

[EclipsedSaphireMoon]

I love those books and they mean so much to me. I really love this song so thank you.

[VixenHime]

i love this song, it show the meaning of being a true ruler, and tells burdons they have to carry. the hard choices that leaders have to face that must pople over look. mulan 2 showed this to a lesser extent with the princesses even if they did have to disney it out at the end

[VixenHime]

wow this is the first time i've seen a Inuyasha pic in a slideshow for a Mercades Lackey song. I think i like it

[MsNicoleTarbuck]

I wish this and the other songs from the books were on itunes. CD's are obsolete. :(