COVENANT WRIT OF UNION, CANTO I

So full of hate were our eyes
That none of us could see
Our war would yield countless dead
But never victory
So let us cast arms aside
And like discard our wrath
Thou, in faith, will keep us safe
Whilst we find the path

-High Counsil of Concordance,
First Age of Reconciliation


What hope has this alliance
If we cannot conquer
Doubt of faith not each other-
If our belief should falter?
But put an ear to the stones
Of this Holy City
Inside Their voices echo still:
"Seven rings begin the Journey!"

-Excerpt, Ratification Parley,
High Council of Concordance


Living in the past is a luxary none
of us can afford. We must learn from
it, but we cannot live there. It is
impossible to plan for the now - the
present is ever fleeting. The future
is where we must live. The future is
what we must plan for.

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