Two strangers lost in darkness
A shadow soars above
Another crouches below
Eyes meet, untrustworthy
Of the other looking on

A silent promise is made
Fluttering between gazes that glisten
Under a hazy moon
The raven perches, in wait
The wolf bounds away

She searches for what is lost
To bring to him
But soon loses herself in the thicket
The night is a deceiving mistress
For all that is unique
Becomes the same

A howl rises up to the heavens
To no response, the wolf weeps
The raven stretches his sore wings
Eyes darting over the towering shadows
He thinks himself a fool
To fall for such a simple trick
Now he settles once more, in silence
A leaf flutters to the ground

Warmth was stirring in in her cold heart
Determined still, her paws scrape the earth
The voice of the wolf rises over the land
Throat hoarse, time was escaping
Alas, until the raven is found
She refuses to rest

The shape of a wolf appears
Through the gnarled branches
For the raven's trust has run dry
He could only stare
Her ragged breath, matted silver fur
She had returned, a promise fulfilled
The raven nods, the wolf lays beneath

This bond now unbreakable
Of once strangers turned friends
The wolf carries the raven
As his wings grow tired
The raven guides the wolf
As her paws ache
Night fades to day, a repeated cycle
Their bond remains solid as the earth itself

Two strangers lost in darkness
Have found light