Red the Flowers is a Callowan song, denouncing the treachery of Procer. It was written following a Proceran invasion and occupation of Callow.
Lyrics[]
Red the flowers, red the crown
Red this day of bleak renown
How soon they forgot Eleanor
Along every oath they swore
Red the flowers, red the wreath
Red the sword that left the sheath
Now a king lies dead on the grass
Taught the vows of princes pass
Red the flowers, red the grave
Red the biers of knights so brave
They who thrice rode and died
Under banners of olden pride
Red the flowers, red the right
Red the fires this day will light
For every slight there is a price
Ours will be long and paid twice.
Notes[]
The red flowers are a reference to the Red Flower Vales, which lie on the border between Callow and Procer, and have been the site of many battles between the two countries.
Making someone "pay a long price" is a Callowan phrase, which means getting revenge that outweighs the original harm done. As such, the last two lines could be interpreted as swearing to pay back Procer by making it suffer twice as much as Callow did during the occupation.