He became Captain of the Royal Guard when he was just twenty years old,
And was fiercely loyal to both his country and king.
His name was Chaol Westfall, and his honor was worth more to him than gold.
He fell in love with an assassin who had thought her heart cold,
Perhaps even before he gave her an amethyst ring.
He became Captain of the Royal Guard when he was just twenty years old.
Alerted to a threat of which he could not speak, he did as he was told,
Soon learning that the assassin's trust was as fragile as a wing.
His name was Chaol Westfall, and his honor was worth more to him than gold.
She attacked him before her friend's body had even grown cold,
And unable to stop her assault without hurting her, he did not a thing.
He became Captain of the Royal Guard when he was just twenty years old.
The assassin blamed him for her friend's death, always bold,
She honored her friend in her own way, and he watched in silence as she went to the grave to sing.
His name was Chaol Westfall, and his honor was worth more to him than gold.
He questioned his blind loyalty as his life began to crumble and fold,
And resolved to put his friend on the throne, no matter what the following days would bring.
He became Captain of the Royal Guard when he was just twenty years old.
His name was Chaol Westfall, and his honor was worth more to him than gold.
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The song for this villanelle is Ignorance by Paramore.
