There was fire all around

The sky dark yet bright

The blood on the ground

Shone into his eyes

This was his worst fear

Her hand laying limp

The end drawing near

She could not yet go

She turned her head toward him

Her last words on her lips

Looking him in the eyes as her own grew dim

She coughed out the few lines

Her heart slowed to a stop

Her trust in him and soul at peace

His eyes went to the top

To her boy in the trees

The fire grew brighter

The risks multiplying rapidly

Her last wish could be lighter

For he might die for it