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The Knight and the Dragon

from Seven Puzzles by Lyrian

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lyrics

The Knight and the Dragon

Once I sought him, once I caught him
In his mountain caves
There I fought him, there I brought him
What each dragon craves

One who will be his foe for
Ten thousand days
One loathed whose death brings
purpose to his life

Then I fled him, and he trailed me
Down the days and years
How I dread him – he assailed me
By the Lake of Tears

He feared only salty water
I had one hope
I ran down to the lake and found an ancient boat
In the reeds and rowed from the shore, rowed out as far as I could

Narrator: So the dragon circled round the Lake, fearing to enter its saline waters. He could not reach the knight in his little boat, but neither could the knight escape. The knight wondered if he would starve to death there, but soon put this idea out of his head when he perceived that the boat was leaking and slowly sinking. The knight took off his armour and threw it in the lake. Thus unencumbered, he knew that he could run faster than the dragon on land, but could still only row at one quarter of the dragon’s speed. How could he escape? He reasoned that if he circled at full speed near the centre of the lake the dragon would follow him round the perimeter, but would not be able to keep up with him, so would fall behind and soon be on the far side of the knight’s little circle. Then the knight could row as fast as he was able to the near bank, and would reach it before the dragon could complete a half circuit of the Lake to catch him. This he did, and jumped onto dry land just as the dragon neared him in his semicircular course. The knight took to his heels, with the dragon in pursuit. But then the dragon’s mighty footfalls faded. The knight thought for a moment that his age-old enemy had given up the chase, but then he heard the rush of great wings and recalled that the dragon could fly faster even than he could run. The next he knew the dragon’s claws were upon him. The knight felt his hot breath for a moment, then felt no more. The dragon’s quest was over. This song was sung by the knight’s ghost.

Knight’s ghost: Running, running to the edge of the world . . .

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from Seven Puzzles, released September 1, 2023
Nash/Blake

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Lyrian Moreton In Marsh, UK

John Blake: guitars, singing
Alison Felstead: bass, singing
Paul W. Nash: keyboards, guitars, woodwinds, singing
Edgar Wilde: drums, percussion

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