They stood just inside the walls of the fortress
And looked out upon an endless sea of ice
At first the only sound was of burning torches
But another sound was rising
That of thousands of souls groaning in bitter agony
Trapped just below the surface and awakened by the presence of fire
The sound of the souls crying out for rebirth continued to grow
It became deafening and caused all of the men there to fall on their knees
They drove their torches into the ground and watched as the ice began to melt away
The enemy's grasp was broken by the power of fire, and a great multitude of souls were reclaimed from the ice
But there were many others that did not respond to the presence of fire
They remained frozen
Enslaved in darkness
Forever