Away

Book XI – The Despair of the Latins

The battle paused for funeral rites for the numerous victims. After his
First victory, Aeneas mourned the death of his dear friend Pallas:

***Away***

Away in the sky where the heroes live
There – thy spirit runs
Our hearts on a bed of thorns
Bleeding, pray for you and cry
You leave them alone.

Fly, noble warrior
To the right arms of the gods
Fly, noble warrior
Beyond the sun and the clouds
Fly to the high gold world
Thy armour shines on like thy value and pride
Fly noble and dear friend
While the silver rain goes on falling down.

Away in the sky thy spirit flies
While these tears say goodbye…

After the funeral, Pallas' body was taken to his father, King Evander, who cried for the death of his beloved son and called for Turnus' death while pyres consumed the bodies of the deceased
In the council of the Latins, the kings expressed their will to stop the war against the Trojans, suggesting to make a treaty with them or, in alternative, to end the conflict with a single combat between
Turnus, as he was largely responsible
For it, and the chief of Trojans, Aeneas
Turnus who was not ready to concede defeat, accepted the challenge
The council was interrupted by the news that the Trojans and Etruscans were advancing
Turnus called the men to arms
The battle began
It was once again cruel and bloody
And saw the death of another Latin hero, the noble virgin warrior Camilla
At the end Turnus, defeated, retired with his warriors…