D
Their journey began
       A#    Gm                       D
On a barren waste where the reader arrived
            Gm
Afraid and alone
D
When they arrived
     Gm                          D
The Book of Rites awakened the Nightwings
                 A#      Dm
And ignited the flame


[Chorus]
A#              C
They follow the stars
Dm
Bound together
A#           C              Dm     D
Strands in a braid 'til the end


[Verse 2]
D
We sing of the last
       Gm         G
Of the Nightwings who
                  D
Having broken the cycle
                 Gm
Shall live on in song

D
Hedwyn was there
    Gm                           D
And proved to all that he was no deserter
                        Gm
He stayed true 'til the end

D
Captain Jodariel
Gm                            D
Keeping watch over all of the Nightwings
                         Gm
She stayed true 'til the end

D
Rukey Greentail
Gm                        D
Small in size but vast in commitment
                        Gm   F A#
He stayed true 'til the end


[Chorus]
A#              C
They follow the stars
Dm       F     C
Bound together
A#           C              Dm     D
Strands in a braid 'til the end


[Verse 3]
D
The Moon-Touched Girl
G                                  D
Hears the Scribes in the world all around her
                         Gm
She stayed true 'til the end

D
Ti'zo the wise
G                                  D
Ever faithful to the cause of the Nightwings
                        Gm
He stayed true 'til the end

D
Sir Gilman the bold
     Gm       A#                    D
Ever in his quest, finding honor in glory
                        Gm
He stayed true 'til the end

D
Pamitha Theyn
         Gm                             D
Borne on guilty wings, ever seeking forgiveness
                         Gm   A# C
She stayed true 'til the end


[Chorus]
A#              C
They follow the stars
Dm
Bound together
A#           C              Dm     D
Strands in a braid 'til the end


[Bridge]
A#      Bm
Bound together
C
Spirits tethered
A#        Bm
Strands unbroken
A
Scribes awoken


[Verse 4]
D               Dm
The great mastermind
        Gm     G                         D
Volfred Sandlewood saw his plans turn to action
           Dm           Gm    G
He stayed true 'til the end

D
The bog-dweller Bertrude
         Gm                            D
Kept her foes at bay with her finest enchantments
                         Gm
She stayed true 'til the end

D
The reader at last
         Gm         A#                         D
Made the Nightwings whole, having bound them together
                          Gm   F A#
They stayed true 'til the end


[Chorus]
A#              C
They follow the stars
Dm       F     C
Bound together
A#           C              Dm     D
Strands in a braid 'til the end
A#              C
They follow the stars
Dm       F     C
Bound together
A#           C              Dm     D
Strands in a braid 'til the end


[Outro]
D
Now at the end
      Dm      Gm                     D
As we bid farewell and return to the stars
                      Dm Gm Dm C D
We shall find our way home
D                     G Gm D
We shall find our way home
D                     Gm Am A# C D
We shall find our way home