Hello! So, this is another really old piece that I published...shoot, over a year and a half ago. The work is good, but there were some formatting issues, and also that teensy weensy little detail called a disclaimer. Whoops.

So here is the updated, properly credited version of The Broken and Forgotten Child.

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing. The Inheritance Cycle belongs to the brilliant Paolini. The magnificent story Selena Was A Wicked Woman written by Stream'sxCupxOfxTea was the inspiration behind this piece, so you guys really need to go check that out. It is truly spectacular and heart-wrenching.

Enjoy!

Selena was a wicked woman—

Or so the children say.

They say she left her son to die

As the other she took far away.

'

But her son she left with the dragon-man,

Who reached out with burning hands

To cut and bruise and burn and scar

The child's barely beating heart.

'

Selena was a wicked woman,

Or so the children say

That desperate to escape the flames,

He finally ran away.

'

But the dragon-man had longer arms,

And not a one believed him

When he swore he meant no harm.

'

They saw not a child, not an innocent young man—

No, they only saw the brand of the dragon-man,

The one the man gave him with cruel, burning hands.

'

Yes, they say Selena was a wicked woman,

And I'd have to say the same.

She abandoned one to protect the other,

And some would think to call her brave.

'

But Selena was a wicked woman,

And I will tell you why.

While the one she rescued grew up tall,

Free beneath the sky,

The one she abandoned grew in fear,

In a cold and empty hall.

'

Selena was a wicked woman,

But many call her brave.

They praise the way she escaped her binds,

But like the children say:

'

Selena was a wicked woman,

Because there was another child;

The broken and forgotten child—

The one Selena didn't save.

And there we go.

I hope you guys enjoyed! And really, go check out Selena Was A Wicked Woman. It is worth your while, and you will not regret it.

See you next time!