Laws
Written by Mercedes Lackey and Leslie Fish
Vocals and Guitar by Leslie Fish
Keyboards by Ernie Mansfield
Midi Programming by Teri Lee
Skif sings this song. Most likely it was during Talia's recovery while Skif was telling her about his past.
The Law of the Streetwise is "grab all you can
For there's nothing that's true, nothing lasts"
The Law of the Dodger is "learn all the dirt
The most pious of priest have their past"
The Law of the Grifter is "cheat the fool first
Or the one who'll be cheated is you"
But the Law of the Herald is "give all you can
For some day you may need a gift too"
The Law of the Liar is "there is no truth
It is all shades of meaning and greed"
The Law of the Hopeless is "never believe
For all faith is a hallowed out reed"
The Law of the Empty is "there's nothing more
Life is nothing but shadow and air"
But the Law of the Herald is "Seek out and find"
And the Law of the Herald is "Care"
The Law of the Hunted is "guard your own back
For the enemy strikes from behind"
And the Law of the Greedy is "trust no one else
Hide and hoard anything you may find"
The Law of the Hater is "crush and destroy"
And the Law of the Bigot is "kill"
But the Law of the Herald is "faith, hope and trust"
And the strength of the Herald's will
All these Laws I have learned from the first to the last
From the ones who would teach me they're true
And full many the ones who taught anger and fear
But the ones who taught hope, they were few
And I ask myself "Which is the Law I must take
Fitting truth as a hand fits a glove?"
And I chose and I never looked back on that day
For the law of the Herald is "Love"