empty minds...

In front of you is a castle with a 2 walled fortress surrounding it. Battle hardened swords men, coupled with archers lay in strategic wait as catapults are set and oil boiled. The turrets are packed with knife and spear throwing warriors. It's a fortress not easily taken, but one ruled with cruelty and injustice. If taken as prisoner, you will be fed, like a rat, to the sea serpents that occupy the cove, better known as the castle's dungeon.

Behind you is a young army, willing and ready for your command to charge. It's tired, worn, weary and knowingly has to cross a mile of open meadow before even the 1st wall of the fortress is reached.

This is your last battle in this bloody war, the troops behind you are loyal to the death, but some never, till yesterday, had seen the horrors of hand to hand combat.

Your duty is to say words that will incite the courage and passion necessary, to fire the adrenaline thru their veins, enabling them to spur on and overcome the incredible and horrible odds that face them.


Hum, do you grasp the desperation of this situation? Well, Mansur (the dragon king) is in this very position, ready to lead his army to what could be a glorious victory, but feels like a horrible mistake which very well could lead everyone to their deaths.

Mansur, for the life of him, has a senior moment, which isn't fair because he's not that old for a dragon. But his mind is blank at this very crucial second when all eyes are on him to deliver that blood boiling cry of the pep yell before the charge.

So.... He needs YOUR help. actually, I need your help. I'm the one with the blank mind. I need you to share with me your favorite speech... or cry of passion. When, in history, did great men share words of passion that inspired loyalty and action? What were they? It can be a short sentence or a paragraph. you can share a tidbit or a link, I just need your thoughts!

Remember, Mansur needs to think of something quick, his whole army is counting on it!