Disclaimer: LOTR characters belongs to Tolkien, song lyrics belongs to Abba.
A/N: A long time ago, I got inspired while listening to Abba's "The Visitors" to write a short song fic-thingy about Gríma Wormtongue's last moments in the Golden Hall, awaiting the approach of the fellowship (TTT). It's posted in all its original glory somewhere, but I decided to edit it and take the intertwining song lyrics out, making the text stand more on its own.
The Visitors
I hear the doorbell ring and suddenly the panic takes me
The sound so ominously tearing through the silence
I cannot move, I'm standing, numb and frozen
Among those things I love so dearly
The books, the paintings and the furniture
…
These walls have witnessed all the anguish of humiliation
And seen the hope of freedom glow in shining faces
And now they've come to take me, come to break me
And yet, it isn't unexpected
I have been waiting for these visitors
Help me
Abba, The Visitors
Tidings come to my ear, that Gandalf the Gray has returned. I stand in the hall of Théoden King, I stand beside his throne. I stand here, as the faithful servant I once was. As the faithful servant I still pretend to be.
Is this the moment of truth? If so, then Valar help me. Whom else could I rely on? I don't have friends to speak of. Alliances, yes. But friends? Whether or not to trust alliances, I'll know soon enough.
Though sounds be muffled through the door, I still think I can hear their voices. Are they irritated, angry? I cannot tell. What's taking them so long?
Standing beside a man I call my King, I contemplate the walls. And higher, as I raise my head, the ceiling. What tales these walls could tell. Luckily, I have never heard them speak.
And if I ever were to hear them, I would not wish to listen. I know their tales well enough.
I did believe that the wizard would return. As did I fear it. Does he know? Does he suspect?
He is returned indeed. The day I feared has come to be. And now, I must play the game. Play, and play it well. I must win. For I cannot afford to lose.
I have been waiting for these visitors.
Help me.
A/N: Any feedback appreciated!
