Later, when the history of Magicals Anonymous was assembled and compiled by one B. Cartiledge, scholar, wizard and sometime player of bagpipes, the rally cry of Sharon Li would be recorded in the following manner:
“Friends! Colleagues! Comrades! We here gathered today are the latest, greatest assembly of magical might ever to walk the stones of the city! I look at you and I see scions of the darkness, masters of the decaying flesh, queens of the sky, guardians of the bridge and the chosen druid of his circle, and I know, as the city’s soul stands in the balance and the very fate of our friends and loved ones resides in our hands, that we, together, can achieve a magnificent victory for truth, for brotherhood, for life!”
In the bibliographical reference for this section a small footnote suggests that, in the author’s humble opinion, the quality of this speech, given to Magicals Anonymous before they went off to do battle with the forces of the dark, may in fact have been exaggerated.
An alternative wording was offered which, while lacking some of the glamour of the standard accepted version, had, it was felt, an indefinable tang of authenticity, and it went like this:
“So, yeah, guys. Basically, we’re in so much shit until we sort this shit out, so I know it’s not really your problem, but it kind of is, which is cool, because it’s also everyone’s problem, but kind of groovy that we’re the guys standing up to deal with it, so I guess you can all feel proud and that.
“But I figure we’ll be okay, yeah, because we’ve got a troll and a druid and a vampire and a necromancer and a sorcerer and a high priestess and a dog and shit on our side, whereas Burns and Stoke are only like this mega-evil banking corporation led by a psychopathic wendigo and all his forces of darkness, so we’ll be totally fine. Oh, and Gretel’s made sandwiches, so if we can all thank Gretel that’d be great, and if you could keep any receipts for travel expenses, then the Midnight Mayor’s gonna see if he can reclaim them. Cheers for that.”
And with those inspiring words, the combined forces of Magicals Anonymous went forth to do battle for the city.