So the brave men stood in front of the temple, and the monster asked them:
"Give you status and take away your mother's tenderness,
Which one do you choose? "
"Give you honor and take away your father's smile,
Which one do you choose? "
"Give you gold, silver, pearls and applause, take away your lover's expectations,
Which one do you choose? "
"Give you a sharp spear and supreme power,
Take away your king and crown, your loyalty and pride,
Which one do you choose? "
Then, the brave men said to the monster...
I will kill you.
——"Bardic Poem. May Holy War. Final Chapter. Section 9"
(from "Star Trails are the Roads in the Sky")