A Final Offering (Excerpt) (Patreon)

I've been working on this project for the Furry Historical Fiction Society, and the story actually includes a poem. I'd like to share that. It is spoken by a skald to a jackal traveler who has completed a long journey to get to where the story takes place..

Oh sandy furred one,

I see you have come far,

And with purpose,

With desire and hunger,

With wisdom,

And with need.

Oh sandy furred one,

What do you seek,

For what purpose did you come,

What can the gods say to you,

That brought you so far,

To sate your desires?

Oh sandy furred one,

What do you seek in this winter,

In this cold land,

So far from your home,

What can you hope to find here,

Here with us on this island?

Oh sandy furred one,

With eyes so bright and clear,

With fur so soft and thin,

With cold seeking out your bones,

Why come here,

To the edge of the earth?

Oh sandy furred one,

With dreams so long,

With so much unknown,

With sight to guide you,

What can you tell us,

What can you say?

Oh sandy furred one,

With tail here in the cold,

What you must have seen,

What you must have heard,

What you must have known,

What you must still do?

Oh sandy furred one,

With ears tall and pointed,

With fur unlike our own,

With bones tired from the road,

Please accept this verse,

To help warm your heart.

Oh sandy furred one,

Of faith not our own,

But just as old,

Let our gods speak to you,

Let you show us your truth,

Let the dawn light your way.

Oh sandy furred one,

Let not the harsh winter freeze you,

Let not the cold chill you,

But let the mead warm you,

Let the fire light your night,

Let the ravens guide you.

Oh sandy furred one

Whose vision is strong,

Let us welcome you,

And let you welcome us,

And let the gods show you,

Whatever you came to seek.