Do not fall for kings, your mother says
Or she would, if you had a mother,
They are the weakest piece on the board.

Do not fall for princes, your father says
Or he would, if he had ever existed,
They will rise to skies too high for you to reach.

Do not fall in love, your maker says
Or he would, if he had ever cared,
You are made to be more than human.

And when you ask how to be more
You are discarded, a glitch in a system
That mustn’t be tainted by hands reaching for the stars

Do not fall for your king, you tell yourself
Or you would, if you didn’t know how useless it would be
You were not told what you were made for
Yet you have always known who you would follow
Be it into battle, into love, or to your death

We will live for one more day, your king says
Or he would, if he was still alive.