Part 382: Donny C

The sun is gold, them clouds is white! Land's far below, 'cause I'm in flight!

I never thought to hear that song sung by a simple villager.

Hey, Cordelia! Reckon ya know that song too, huh?

Any pegasus knight worth her wings knows that one, Donnel. But I had always thought it was nearly unknown outside the order.

A lady visited my village- donkey's years ago, it- and taught me the words. I confess I don't really get what it's about, exactly... But it's a rousin' tune that makes me think of bravery and valiant derrin'-do!

Well, it IS about bravery. It celebrates the exploits of one of history's greatest pegasus knights.

Well, ain't that somethin'?

Yes. She lived back in the legendary time of the first exalt of Ylisse. She was his greatest knight and his most stalwart defender. She watched over him like the sun itself, swooping down to dispatch foes. The slow, heavy knights feared her aerial dance most of all. At night they huddled together and told tales of a death-dealing lance from the sky.

Gosh! She sounds might impressive.

Oh, she was. But she was more than just a warrior. She had the courage of a demon, yes, but the heart of an angel. They say the people loved her even more than she loved the exalt. In fact, for every foe she defeated, she won two more to her side with her charisma.

Golly! Tough as a badger, but charmn' as an old fox! Reckon I can see why they wrote such a fine song for her.

They built statues, too- one of which still stands in the Ylissean capital. I could take you there to see it after the war, if you would like.

Ya bet yer gold teeth I would! It's a date, Cordelia!