one.
the iron beneath her hooves is solid, unyielding
two.
her sister's spittle is yellow with mud, her brother long gone
three.
just a rest, just a moment of respite, she thinks.
four.
the sun rises, brushes against her eyelids, a gently reminder
five.
you must go now
six.
as thorny and hardy as her namesake, a mother with no responsibility
seven.
but it is her father's spirit she carries
eight.
oathkeeper