You stand sword drawn facing Qiqirn threat,
Outnumbered ten to one with your household-of-three;
Yet bound by duty, you remain ever erect,
And thrust into melee with blissful glee.

Oh captain, cocksure, bulging with pride,
Sapphire and Ruby they share in your toil;
Over levers unseen, long nights by your side,
In efforts eternal, applying ever yet more oil.

I watched from afar my heart yearning but fierce,
To assist your struggles, of this I did plead.
My heart, your response to me, did pierce,
"Another hand on the lever is the last thing I need".

Oh Longhaft please reconsider this fledgling engineer,
I need 6 months more apprenticeship to start my career.

Mac Zehn of Excalibur
Noble Barding please