Canto VI

Canto VI

A message was sent across the land and all of Carolman did hear.
The elders had called for the protection of what the people held most dear.
They commanded all foreigners to leave, and with the last boat on the waves,
They called upon the old magic once more and brought forth their ancient staves.
And with a mighty incantation, they created a thing of great wonder,
Out of the blue abysmal sea there arose a sound like that of thunder,
From the depths of the ocean floor, there came forth at the sorcerer’s call,
A glorious and magnificent barrier, what would be called the Great White Wall
It was higher than any mountain, and hid all of Carolman behind its veil,
It was thicker than any castle, and could withstand attacks without fail,
The wall was the greatest of its kind, in both the northern and southern lands,
And was magically protected because it hadn’t been built by human hands.
But the one shame of the great wall was the reason behind its construction.
For the sole reason for erecting the veil was for the young love’s destruction,
On the side of the sea and the lands of man, Brandur stood on his ship.
While Perlise was trapped behind the wall, firmly in her father’s grip.