The Eight Jedi (Annotated by Chief Archivist Jedi Master Ashram Dreyus)

A Failed Prediction.

Inside the men enfeebled stand
Around a room and tell their plan
And warrior shuts his eyes and hears
The thing the folk yet greatly fear.

Then after long he gazes forth
With eyes that spoke of battle worth.

"A poorly state you current find
Yourselves in such a dreadful bind.
The meager worth you current house
Not great enough to warriors rouse

Or bring yet forth a man of war
To lend his aid to battle chore."

And peasants sensing man would leave
Again so village left bereaved
Would fall before a bandits might
And burn in flames that blazed at night

Now spoke to try and turn the will
Of man who further grief instilled.

"But many other gifts we bring
Of room and board and songs we'll sing
To honor men who came to help
The meager folk in village dwelt."

And warrior snarled his face at men
Whose feeble effort's mad to win
Would seldom draw yet any man
To give their lives for such a plan.

"No warrior battle able made
Would ever fight for price you pay
The song of peasants quickly dies
Compared to kingly tongues espied

In fairer hold for better coin
That better room and board enjoin!
But lucky still for men at time
Unlucky man you current find,

And few inside this realm that dwell
Would covet skills now present held.
To take your cause this man will join
Though only meager worth and coin

But only thing returned I ask
To help complete this present task."

And peasant's nod their heads at man
Agreeing well to go with plan
He current makes to do their work
Though thing might lead to mortal hurt.

"Yet other men from class I hold
We need to hire though little gold
You present hold at such a time
Will make them harder still to find.

Yet none the less I'll only accept
The men I judge as most adept."

And hearing words the peasant's nod
To follow words the warrior laud.

Notice here the author's use of dramatic irony. The prediction that "the songs of peasants quickly die" is meant to contrast with the fact that this poem exist. This further illuminates to us that the author perceived himself as writing this down years afterwards, if it happened at all. The moral being that aiding the downtrodden can enshrine a legacy. But we Jedi are meant to be above such concerns. It is poor form to ever act for the purpose of preserving a legacy instead focus more on your duty to the order. Express your thoughts padawans.