My Entry for @floki-skarsgaard Poem Contest:
The novices gather from far and wide,
In their masses rushing in like the tide,
Bringing their yet untamed beasts to fight with the legion;
Strange folk from many a chaotic region,
They fear an opponent of legend may come,
Though their leader has promised they won't face some,
They steel their hearts as the battle draws near,
Calming themselves from their first battle fear,
They know not yet when their foe may come to fight,
They must stay ready through the day and the night.