Nori Means Honor

by Noriah

I read somewhere that the name Nori means honor. I know that this is not commonly accepted and is probably not true, but it really seemed to suit the character so I'm going with it. This is a poem about the conflict between what Nori's name means and what Nori does.

Nori Means Honor

Dori wouldn't be happy, but little Ori was crying and they were all hungry, he would just lift one small loaf of bread, it was thieving he knew,

Nori means honor, but he did it to survive.

He slipped behind a pillar and slid the old man's purse into his pocket. It was wrong, he knew, but Dori's business wasn't going well and little Ori needed new ink and quills.

Nori means honor, but he did it for his brothers.

He looked at the bodies laying around him, it had been a hard fight but he'd won. Those boys had underestimated the dwarf. Quietly he bent over the bodies and took their money before they woke. They deserved it for picking on his race.

Nori means honor, but he did it for his people.

Looking down in horror he saw red on the knife. He only wanted to protect him self but now he'd killed a man.

Nori means honor, but he did it to survive.

Sneaking through the dark streets, he closed in on his target and there was blood on his hands,

Nori means honor, but he did it for his brothers.

There was fire in the sky. A dragon flew to Laketown, and he heard the people screaming. They were innocent he knew.

Nori means honor, but he did it for his people.