“The harpies of the mountains,
The proud, the true, the free,
By Sorra, her gifts they help themselves,
The sky, their lives, without a plea!”
“Sulba, her wings as wide as rivers,
Her gaze, as cold as ice!
To foes, her strength is second to none,
And to friends, her tenderness – it’ll suffice.”
Some of the harpies snicker[mitra.metAgni|, although Mitra tilts her head in confusion, wondering why the adults are laughing]. Whoever this ‘Sulba’ is must have been a real hardass if her legacy in song is being only halfway ‘tender’ to her friends.
“The wise witch Wilderun,
With her, our woes withdrawn;
To wit, her wings, white as wool,
While whence she worked, our worries were gone.”
“And Kudi, the Brave, the adventurous sort,
Feathers green as the grass,
No challenge unmet, no daring too bold,
And she’s fast! Don’t race her to dive if you value your[mitra.metAgni|… uh, butt|ass]!”
Mitra laughs uproariously, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. You, and the other adult harpies, laugh more at the quick catch of the tongue. Wouldn’t want the impressionable little girl getting the wrong ideas.