"The Poisoned Cup" is a song in Ghost of a Tale. It recounts the treachery of the Mice during the War of the Green Flame, from the burning of Pesa to the falling of Muridea.
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For seven days the Emerald Fire
Laid siege to royal Pesa's spires
In the distance black smoke billowed
As wheat fields burned like funeral pyres
The Mice had sworn to hold the pass
Vowed, 'til their allies could amass
They would not waver from the fight
But courage failed them, at the last
And so before the horde was laid
A goblet, carved of finest jade
A tribute to the green flame's might
In hope its ire could be assuaged
But their treachery was all for nought
There was no bargain to be bought
The goblet was a poisoned cup
And from it sorrows flowed