One to Slay the Shadow (for 5.4.12)

It has long been sung...

One knife can slay a tyrant,

One deed can mark the brave,

One moment can define a man

Or can make a man its slave.

A leather jerkin for armor,

A knife becomes his sword,

A knit hat becomes his helmet,

A threat his finial word.

No battles need be fought for him,

He fights his own mêlée,

He knows the right moment to strike,

Braver than all is he.

One knife can slay a tyrant,

One deed can mark the brave,

One moment can define a man,

Or make a man its slave.