Jhudora and Illusen's Wish

Waiting in the forest deep

A faerie lies in dreamless sleep

Today's tasks have made her weary

In a place now so dreary

Defending the land in which she lives

Never taking – she only gives

Cheerful she may seem to you

I alone know the truth

I've seen her at night when she sleeps

Though without dreams she weeps and weeps

A child she seemed in my mind's eye

Hiding from her sister who resides in the sky

I watched and I waited only to see

What no one had thought could possibly be

A strong idoled faerie reduced to her tears

Trying to come to terms with her fears

A hint of sorrow filled my stone heart

I pushed it away and chose then to part

I returned to the one – "mistress" I called

She seemed to be either surprised or appalled

By the frailty her sister did show

To me, an invisible pet shadow

And so Mistress thought as she sat

Wondering what she could do with that

"Leave it alone" I said to she

Causing her to look down upon me

"Feeling remorse?" she asked with a sneer

I returned her gaze without any fears

She laughed then at that

And I smirked and I sat

"Your sister is weak

I advise not to seek

A war with her

For she's no longer there

She means you no harm

To leg or to arm"

I smiled with pride

And knew she needed time

I left Mistress her thoughts

And ran off to plot

"Both faeries do wish"

I told my scrying dish

And so here I am now

"Alive?" you ask "how?"

I granted their wish

They now live in bliss

False is their anger

I saved you from danger