We Do Not Yield

[Ashe Xanthica (Tel'Mixrim) Debut Song] The north road takes my boots in mud, The gate is gone behind. I count the names I could not save And leave the rest behind. A wolf cries out beyond the pines, My hands are split and numb; Athedia waits beneath the smoke. I go because I must. My knees are weak, my mouth is dry, The fear is riding close. But every measured step I take Is one they cannot own. Athedia, hold your doors tonight, I will not turn away. Though I may fall before the dawn, I’ll stand between and stay. For every child behind the wall, For every field and name, Our soldiers keep their ordered line; We do not break, We Do Not Yield. The bandits strip the chapel bells, The marsh-born beasts come near. Orcs move like storms across the pass, Their torches stain the year. I hear the sergeants call the count, Each shield in place, each rank held true. Athedia’s discipline is steel That fear cannot undo. My breath comes short, my shoulders burn, The road climbs hard and steep. I want the warmth of home once more, But there are vows to keep. Athedia, hold your doors tonight, I will not turn away. Though I may fall before the dawn, I’ll stand between and stay. For every child behind the wall, For every field and name, Our soldiers keep their ordered line; We do not break, We Do Not Yield. If I am found beneath the ash, Let no one call me brave. I was afraid with every step; I walked on all the same. Athedia, hold your doors tonight, I still can face the day. Though I may fall before the dawn, I will not turn away. For every child behind the wall, For every field and name, Our soldiers keep their ordered line; We do not break, We Do Not Yield. The road runs dark. The horns begin. I set my shield and go.