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

Saboteur

So came the hour and started task
That man by feudal liege was ask
To guard the home in night and day
From any hand that caused dismay.

And man did often sup in place
His warring form did current grace.
And learned the fam'ly held inside
Of place he present hour abides

And many morns with maid he went
On fetching chore he effort lent.
So slowly grew he more impressed
With all the effort maid invest

In helping all her kin to live
On little goods their current give.
And out he went with maid a morn
And post he kept he briefly scorned

To fetch the water just as tasked
As maid herself the man had asked.
And strangely easy speech had come
Between the pair on course they run

To daily do the chore their gave
Though man at first was darkly grave
And held the girl in low regard
Believing lies with which she's charged.

Yet after long in presence held
Affection deep in heart now dwelled
For maid who worked to family aid
Though meager tools to use she's gave.

But lo on course their present bound
A sudden fear in heart is found
As man through force a danger's know
At place the maiden's fam'ly's stowed.

And back to place they hasty ran
By dent of power hastened span
The warrior reach the home in time
To still alive it's dwellers find.

As flame engulfed the tinder place
The little good that fam'ly grace.
With twist of hands the flames ensnared
The Jedi sucked them out of air

Into his palm the torrent went
Until at last the flame was spent.
Throughout the crowd he cast his eyes
Who gathered where the flames had died

To see who ill intent did own
So down on man his blade he'd hone.
He searched alone for thing he'd find
By dint of fact he probed their mind.

And hark a man at back now held
A fury dark and very fell.
Then high into the air he leaped
Toward the foe he current seeked.

And man in sudden cry was heard
That made the crowd to fearing stir.
His heart was still his blade was raised
His eyes were dark and also crazed.

Then sudden maid he helped did come
At slower pace she set to run.
And seeing thing a cry went out
That made the jedi pause at shout.

Between his blade and man she flew
To spare who Cable sure now slew.
And spell of hate in heart was broke
Though just before he stood to smote

The man before his face that day
Who tried to grant her family grave.

"No death this day I bid you give
For all inside my home still live
And should your fury find its foe
Would deeper hatred man not sow?

Against my kin and all inside
Who present place must long abide
When Cable's gone Cable's left
Of vaunted guard now left bereft

My kin must live amongst his kin
Who's life this day you've chose to end.
For pity's sake I plead you spare
The life of man though life he dared

To try and steal for self away
Let none this day be present slain."

And Cable's anger swift relents
And darkness felt he quick repents.
But hoist the man to chain and bar
Protecting those he's sworn to guard.