And so she spun the tale of long lost kingdoms and forgotten islands, of creatures long extinct and heroes that lay buried. Her words shaped worlds and left the audience near tears in the face of losses not their own and in elation at conquests and victories upon which they held no claim. She spoke reverently of Gods and beings beyond any other's description and of whom not one had heard of but of whom all found themselves worshipping nonetheless.  She conveyed with every syllable the grief of kingdoms slain, and of the passion and bravery on which new ones were born. With her mind and tongue she forged a reality in which the best and worst of mankind roamed alongside creatures and lands of myth, and it was this reality that every last listener's heart belonged to.
For she was the storyteller, and she made the stories true.

Skyla - 2015