Dark Predator

Te elidet ainaak pide minan.

Your life will be placed above my own for all time.

Te avio palafertiilam.

You are my lifemate.

Ainaak sivamet jutta oleny.

You are bound to me for all eternity.

Ainaak terad vigyazak.

You are always in my care.

Sarna Kontakawk (The Warriors’ Chant) is another longer example of the Carpathian language. The warriors’ council takes place deep beneath the earth in a chamber of crystals with magma far below that, so the steam is natural and the wisdom of their ancestors is clear and focused. This is a sacred place where they bloodswear to their prince and people and affirm their code of honor as warriors and brothers. It is also where battle strategies are born and all dissension is discussed as well as any concerns the warriors have that they wish to bring to the Council and open for discussion.

Sarna Kontakawk (The Warriors’ Chant)

Veri isaakank—veri ekaakank.

Blood of our fathers—blood of our brothers.

Veri olen elid.

Blood is life.

Andak veri-elidet Karpatiiakank, es wake-sarna ku meke arwa-arvo, irgalom, han ku agba, es wake kutni, ku manaak verival.

We offer that life to our people with a bloodsworn vow of honor, mercy, integrity and endurance.

Verink sokta; verink ka?a terad.

Our blood mingles and calls to you.

Akasz enak ku ka?a es juttasz kuntatak it.

Heed our summons and join with us now.

See Appendix 1 for Carpathian healing chants, including the Kepa Sarna Pus (The Lesser Healing Chant), the En Sarna Pus (The Great Healing Chant), the Odam-Sarna Kondak (Lullaby) and the Sarna Pusm O Ma? et (Song to Heal the Earth).

4. A MUCH-ABRIDGED CARPATHIAN DICTIONARY

This very much abridged Carpathian dictionary contains most of the Carpathian words used in these Dark books. Of course, a full Carpathian dictionary would be as large as the usual dictionary for an entire language (typically more than a hundred thousand words).

Note: The Carpathian nouns and verbs below are word stems. They generally do not appear in their isolated, “stem” form, as below. Instead, they usually appear with suffixes (e.g., “andam”—“I give,” rather than just the root, “and”).

a—verb negation (prefix).

agba—to be seemly or proper.

ai—oh.

aina—body.

ainaak—forever.

O ainaak jela peje emnimet ?ama?—Sun scorch that woman forever (Carpathian swear words).

ainaakfel—old friend.

ak—suffix added after a noun ending in a consonant to make it plural.

aka—to give heed; to hearken; to listen.

akarat—mind; will.

al—to bless; to attach to.

alatt—through.

aldyn—under; underneath.

al?—to lift; to raise.

alte—to bless; to curse.

and—to give.

and sielet, arwa-arvomet, es jelamet, kuulua huvemet ku feaj es kodet ainaak—to trade soul, honor and salvation, for momentary pleasure and endless damnation.

andasz entolem irgalomet!—have mercy!

arvo—value; price (noun).

arwa—praise (noun).

arwa-arvo—honor (noun).

arwa-arvod mane me kodak—may your honor hold back the dark (greeting).

arwa-arvo olen g?idnod, ekam—honor guide you, my brother (greeting).

arwa-arvo olen isanta, ekam—honor keep you, my brother (greeting).

arwa-arvo pile sivadet—may honor light your heart (greeting).

assa—no (before a noun); not (with a verb that is not in the imperative); not (with an adjective).

assatotello—disobedient.

asti—until.

avaa—to open.