The Book of Temples Chapter 48
Raiding had ended
and Lady of Rain’s
forest and People had peace.
Soon, sorrow arrived
unexpectedly.
Disease struck down her People.
Many were fatigued
with unending thirst.
The Wasting Slumber was here.
Those first afflicted
were the people tasked
with raider corpse removal.
From them it did spread
to their families
and other people they met.
The Wasting Slumber
was carried by those
going to the farms and mines.
Lady of Rain wept
grieving alongside
her People as they perished.
The Child God then toiled
and tirelessly sought
cures for the Wasting Slumber.
Lady of Rain tried
to use her own might
to cause the disease to flee.
There was no success
with magic or might.
The disease raged unending.