- dr. ellan markav , dean of outland studies time lay in its cradle quietly once upon a day long ago not the song of erris is heard yet voices carried on the wind faintly laughing spring winds come whispering to find that aes lays no longer in her high , heavenly bower but in a mortal wing 's embrace so loving [ chorus : ] two hundred eighty-eight days of light will be desired by a night if you would dare lay claim to the right to ask a gift of the white to every blossom , its season autumn caresses laid to rest the goddess to the sky returned yet from erris , she could not conceal her treason for when the petals fall from the tree the wanton branches swell with fruit carried she within her a new life to the halls of the all-singer with a plea [ chorus ] erris , the first god , burned with anger that his bride had strayed from him for the innocent she carried the rage that tore worlds asunder did waver for the life of her child , aes pleaded for the love in his divine heart erris agreed with his lady but his realm never with mortal blood seeded [ chorus ] in the fullest turning of a year to aes was born a baby boy with hair black as a the deepest night cavain , she called the child , in her eye a tear by the decree of the all-singer cavain descended from the sky to the ring of wild worlds below laden with naught but his long wings and his spear [ chorus ] for his divine blood , cavain was blessed for his mortal blood , cursed to die in the turning of the ages for his numbered year , cavain dared not to rest wings , feet and gates carried him between the worlds that danced around bright aes found other winged sky-dancers sea-eyed nyads , dryads in the forests clean [ chorus ] cavain 's wandering found worlds too wild overgrown and torn by the tides all lives lived in fear of the flame only ashes left behind the fae of fire to his side , cavain called the wild herd to learn the order of the gods to raise great cities of crystal but the pyran would not heed his kindest word [ chorus ] followers of the flame called for war every city reduced to ash cavain raised his banner to them to fight back the flame for all of time , he swore before his spear , the fiery fae fell destructive blazes laid to rest never again to raise a flame cavain 's kingdom ever under peaceful spell [ chorus ] in honor of cavain 's divine call of aes the cloud-veiled sky-dancer white kingdom was named the new land to cavain was given lordship over all seasons turn , as seasons often do the night has passed beyond our sight but to his royal lineage the races of fae still pay their given due for without the gifts of cavain 's line to stream and spire and hill and sky devouring fire would consume all so sing to the raven-manes and i sing mine [ chorus ] [ chorus ] more books by erica lindquist & aron christensen : the reforged trilogy : anvil of tears sword of dreams hammer of time forged : 4 reforged short stories in the house of five dragons fireflies ( a short story collection ) the dead beat ( a short story serial ) volumes 1 - 3 whisperworld hangman 's cross ( forthcoming ) the burning noose ( forthcoming ) my guide to rpg storytelling ( nonfiction ) my storytelling guide companion ( nonfiction ) by aron christensen dbs publishing llc copyright 2015 by dbs publishing llc smashwords edition exiled- the beginning chapter 1 brooke watched the ceiling fan blades circle above her .