Along a road in Hardorn, the place called Stony Tor
A fearful band of farmers flees karsite border war
A frighted band of farmers, their children and their wives
Seek refuge from a tyrant who wants more than just their lives
Now up rides Herald Vanyel "Why then such haste" says he
Now who is it persuing,who's anger do you flee?
You are all of Hardorn why seek you Valdemar?
Is Festil no protection nor bide all his men too far?
Oh Vanyel, Herald Vanyel, We flee now for our lives
Lord Nedran would enslave us, our childeren and our wives
He'd give our souls to demons, our bodies to his men
King Festil has not heeded or he happens not to ken
Now up speaks Herald Vanyel,"The border is not far"
But you are all fo Hardorn, and not of Valdemar
You are not Rendale's people can call not on his throne
But damned if I will see you left so helpless on your own
So forth goes Herald Vanyel, and onward does he ride
On Stony Tor he waits then, Yfandes at his side
With Nedran's men approaching, he calls out from on high
You shall not pass, Lord Nedran, nay I shall not let you by
Now only Herald Vanyel stands blocking Nedran's way
Now who are you, fool nothing, that dares to tell me nay
Now up speaks Herald Vanyel, his voice like brittle glass
The Herald Mage called Vanyel and says I you shall not pass
Now there stands great Lord Nedran, behind him forty men
With wizard there beside him, he pales and speaks again
So you are Herald Vanyel this place is not your land
So heed me Herald Vanyel and now turn aside your hand
Let be I'll give you silver and I shall give you gold
And I shall give you jewels fair that sparkle bright and bold
And I shall give you pearls, all treasures of the sea
If you will turn aside here leaving these poor fools to me
What need have I of silver with sweet Yfandes here
And all the gold I cherish is sunlight bright and clear
The only jewel I treasure's a bright and shining star
I protect all helpless not just those of Valdemar
Now I shall give you beauty, women slaves and men
And I shall give you power you'll never see again
And I shall give you mansions and I shall give you land
If you will turn aside this day, aside and hold you hand
Now beauty held in bondage is beauty that is lost
And land and mansions blood bought come too high at the cost
The power I have already, all power is a jade
So turn ye back Lord Nedran if of me you are afraid
Lord Nedran backs his stailion, his wizard he comes nigh
Prepare youself bold Vanyel, for you shall surely die
The wizard calls his demons, the demons he commands
And Vanyel, Herald Vanyel only raises empty hands
The wizard calls his demons, the sky above turns black
The demons strike at Vanyel, he stands and holds them back
The demons strike at Vanyel, they strike and hurt him sore
But Vanyel stands defiantly to raise his hands once more
The sky itself desends now, upon bare Stony Tor
Now hides the awful battle, the watchers see no more
The wizard shouts in triuph, too soon he vents his mirth
For Vanyel calls the lightning down and smites him to the earth
The clouds of black have lifted and there on barren ground
Stands Vanyel, hurt yet victor, the demons tied and bound
He looks down at Lord Nedran, his eyes grow cold and bleak
Now I shall give you Nedran all the power that you seek
Vanyel frees the demons and Nedran screams with fear
He sets them on the Karsites who first had broght them here
He sets them on the Karsites and on the Karsite land
They look down on Lord Nedran and they do not stay there hand
Vanyel calls the farmers, "Go tell you near and far"
How thus are served the tyrants who would take Valdemar
I am the bane of demons, their quarry I defend
Thus Herals serve a foeman and thus Herald save a friend