The Debtor

Cold and silent rain falls down
Painting dark the streets
Scuffles echo in the twilight
Fights for food and life

Hunched woman in flesh of earth
Waits silent in shadows
No face to be seen amidst the filth
No face ever seen

A meeting's met so near the girl
A meeting of debts to pay
A fierce heart master raises the stakes
The debtor's trapped within

The woman in scum rises from shade
All eyes whip to her
A tune of danger spills from her lips
Their fight begins and ends

Cowards run or fall in fear
The music fades away
The debtor's gratitude is great
He offers her a place

Intrigued, tired and covered in filth
She'll agree for now
The debtor's kind and honest in all
He'll repay his debt.



Next Week: The Villain's Threat