The Battlemaster

89-12-07, 01-10-29

He was old

for one of his kind

and had many fond memories

of his youth...

the adventure, the Hunt,

battles of honor...
and pain

Especially the pain...

that's all he had left
in the end.

His body was not as agile

as it used to be

and the younger Ones

wanted a Battlemaster
of their own generation.

So he left on a Hunt -

he knew
that his time had come.

Accompanied by few others

mostly old-timers -
his friends...
they understood.

With his honor intact

he left rather than
lose...

Another Battlemaster soon...

one of the youngsters
would take his place.

Yare - his body whole but scarred

would die alone
a legend in his own time...
undefeated.