"Do you hear it now?...
"The death knell of the Vale.
"The King's last caw?...
"It's frightening,
"Don't you think?...
"The end of the world.
"Well, for us anyway…
"...
"...Hm,
"Say,
"Imagine a world,
"In which you…
"Don't exist.
"Yet everything is still the same…
"How does that make you feel?
"...
"I suppose…
"I would be scared,
"Frightened…
"But I am,
"Not…
"I, Exist…
"Therefore…
"I am...
"Is that correct?...
"Who knows,
"I don't…
"...
"But…
"That's not here,
"Is it?
"For once,
"Perhaps,
"You should,
"Spare the rod.
"And listen to a bird's song, Instead."
A one-shot.
It's connected to the Red-Power Universe but is too short to be a chapter.
If you can figure out what it all means...
I'll give you a cookie.
Thanks for reading, and waiting.