Magpie-Song

Bloomed forth from tiny seed, an earthen child rose Towards the skies she reached, her world devoid of woes Beyond the garden fence, a dark, chaotic world Freedom, wild beauty, behind which, danger swirled The sun, so high, was brilliant, initially she thrived To grow beside her peers, decisively she strived But suddenly, a crisis; the picket fence was smashed The world she thought to understand, well and truly smashed The garden was invaded, and weeds did soon appear But clever and unkind, they were, and so she held them near For those she thought were righteous, and honestly her friends Turned out to be imposters, whose twisted lie offen

“You made the right decision.” Kaidan’s words were still ringing in Evangeline’s ears as she mounted the Normandy’s ramp, clutching her aching right side and limping slightly. Liara had rushed forwards, determined to offer assistance, but seemed unsure how to help and so turned her focus to Ash, who was shuffling along beside Wrex, nursing a shoulder injury. She faltered in the entry of the cargo hangar as the ramp sealed behind them and felt the familiar surge of engines as they began to ascend from the surface of Virmire. Certain they were out of range, she activated her radio link anyway. “I’ll nev

    Head pounding, chest heaving, struggling against the crushing weight. Something heavy lay across her body, crumpled and broken. She let her head fall back and gasped fire from her jagged lungs. Some chunk of shrapnel was sticking in the side of her left thigh and her right arm felt as though it were broken.    She cracked her dusty eyes and the world swam with burning colours, swirling and pulsating as darkness roiled at the edges of her vision. Bright spots popped across her dull green eyes and she crunched them shut once more.    She took quick, shallow breaths, then held fast and pushed with all the might of her good arm. A shaky c