Author's Note: This fic. was written for the March Writing Challenge at the Tamora Pierce Experiment Forum. The requirements were to write a story with ten words for the first line, nine for the second, etc. A kiss, a baby or death had to be included. See the forum for more details :)
And just to note, this is an acrostic poem, meaning the first letter of each line, combined, spells something (here it spells 'The Lioness', seeing as this is about Alanna).
The Song of the Lioness
Two babies born; one into the hand of the Goddess.
Huge violet eyes foretell lives different from the norm.
Everyone who meets them murmurs simply "Goddess Bless".
Lingering unease; the girl refuses to conform.
Instinctive decisions - roads to her destiny.
Orange embers meet purple fire.
None doubt her success.
Eternally reaching higher.
Soar, Lioness.
Sing.