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We sang because we had nothing left to lose. Our homes, our families, and our loved ones had all been stripped from us.
But they would not take our future.
Not without a fight.
I had never experienced such a bond with my people before. I’ve never known the love they shared for me as I did right here and now. And as we sang, and the night drew to a close, we sang for the warriors who’d lost their lives and could only join us in spirit. They would watch as we slew our enemies without mercy and bathed in their blood.
We sang and prepared ourselves for death.
6
HAZEL
I couldn’t stop the tears from rolling down my face. The Titans’ singing, with his people crooning at him and Fiath responding in turn, was one of the most touching and beautiful things I’d ever seen.
If I wasn’t in love with him already, I certainly would be now.
These people had been attacked, their homes burned down and taken from them. And when everything had been taken from you, what else did you have to lose?
The song reached a crescendo. The Titans hummed a deep bass note at the back of their throats while Fiath weaved high above them in a pitch I would never have thought he was capable of.
Then the crescendo slowed until there was silence. Every Titan grew silent, punctuated only by whispering wind and the rustling of leaves.
It was powerful stuff.
A sense of relief and satisfaction came over each of their faces as if they’d been waiting for this moment of catharsis since the attack had happened. Now I understood what they meant when they said Fiath was the Titan’s heart and soul. He was their guiding light and had been for their entire history.
Not Fiath himself but his ancestors. They had done their duty and brought the Titans together during the most difficult and challenging periods of their history.
Then the Titans got to their feet. The celebration wasn’t quite over yet. They stood with their fists thumping their chests, heads solemnly bowed towards Fiath, who did the same back to them.
The emotion on Fiath’s face was palpable. I wondered if he’d ever been so close to his people before. He’d lived in palaces and enjoyed a lifestyle few could imagine, never mind enjoy. He wouldn’t have come in contact with regular Titans often.
The Titans broke away and approached each of their chieftains, who were on hand to explain their mission ahead.
I approached Fiath. His honor guard nodded at me respectfully and let me pass to meet him.
“That was beautiful,” I said.
“It’s traditional to sing before a battle,” Fiath said.
“When you sing like that, does it mean anything? Or is it just for emotions?”
“It’s raw emotion. But everyone understands what it means. The same way everyone understands when someone screams in pain or moans with ecstasy.”
He gave me a wink.
Why hadn’t more cultures on Earth evolved along the same lines? We had songs and singing but we didn’t express ourselves with noises the same way.
I bit my bottom lip. I’d thought about what he suggested earlier about me joining the field hospital and not him when he went on his mission.
“Let me go with you,” I said.
His expression curdled with revulsion at the idea.
“I swear, I won’t get in the way,” I said. “I’ll be useful. Really. I can help heal the injured so they can get back on their feet.”
He shook his head and brushed my cheek with his thumb.
