
THE LITTLE FEAST
[slow, cold, solemn female contraltos; minimal instruments; winter tension growing] Winter walked beside him, heavy as a chain, Footsteps fading slowly in a world of quiet pain. Villages grew silent, joy grew thin and weak, Noah felt the shadows crawling up his cheek. [soft alto harmonies drifting; faint soprano echoes; music thinning like breath in cold air] Brimhall’s hall was waiting, bowls half-filled with care, Faces tired and longing, sorrow in the air. Songs were sung with trembling, hope was stretched and small, Noah felt his spirit flicker in the hall. [rising female whispers; heartbeat drums; tension mounting around his fear] He’d known this road before, the edge of breaking flame… He whispered through the dark: “Not again… not again…” [breathy Latin whisper-choir, female only] Flamma vacillat… cor tremit… tenebrae audiunt… [heavy female belts over unstable harmonies; power-metal darkness under choir] Hold on, fire, do not fall. Stand against the winter’s call. Hearts may tire, songs may cease— God of joy, protect your peace. ⸻ [rhythm destabilizing; off-tune choirs; trembling soprano swells like cracking ice] Laughter bent and faltered, voices thinned with fear, Memories of madness whispered in his ear. Faces turned uncertain, wondering what they’d see, If Noah lost his spark to old calamity. ⸻ [full clown-carnival insanity; shrieking sopranos; circus-organ chaos] Spirals in the shadows, echoes twist and bend, Flames collapse in circles no one dares defend. Winter claws his heartbeat, pulling at the seam— Madness from a buried age begins to stream. [female witch-choir shouting sharp Latin in staccato blasts] RÍDET IGNIS! CADIT DEUS! FRÁNGE MENTEM! SÓLVE VINCLA! [tempo glitching; overlapping female chants; harmony breaking apart violently] Clockwork burning sideways, frost invading flame, Voices spinning circles as they call his name. No-ah… No-ah… No-ah… A world about to fall— A god about to break. ⸻ [sudden silence; one soft piano; tender female voice entering alone] Then a tiny footstep cut across the gloom, A trembling child stepped into the room. Holding out an idol, crooked, small, and true— Softly speaking up: [little childs voice] “I made this… for you.” ⸻ [warm rising harmonies; gentle instrumentation; spark returning slowly] A single spark awoke, a warmth began to rise, Light returned to Noah’s once-unsteady eyes. He lifted up the child, laughter breaking free, Held him to his heart and whispered tenderly: “Little one… you rescued me.” [soft glowing female Latin choir] Lux renascitur… cor sanatur… ⸻ [full triumphant female choir; bright major key; victorious Wolves of Eve energy] Rise again, O northern flame, Strength restored by humble name. Joy reborn from smallest hand— A child saved the freezing land. Rise again, O god of cheer, Warmth returns because he’s here. Sing the tale from west to east: The world was saved by the Little Feast. ⸻ [soft humming; gentle fading snowfall; intimate warmth] So every winter’s eve the children kneel and play, Shaping crooked idols in their gentle way. For they all remember how the North found light— A child’s gift turned back the night.

