Hello all! I couldn't help myself - I'm attempting another 100 theme challenge (yes, I know) - this time for The Silmarillion! It is a 100 emotions challenge, and each chapter will be about one character. I will focus on each character only once, though they may appear in other chapters focusing on other characters. I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and write about a wide variety of personalities! Please let me know what you think and/or any ideas you may have!
First up is Míriel.
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Unicadia
A fire burned within me.
The child kicked often, and I imagined he was trying to escape.
"How do you know it's a boy, Míriel?" they asked me.
I shook my head, my silver locks hiding my face from them. I simply knew.
He hated the darkness, hated confinement. But he stilled when I sang. I sang of the world he would enter, of clouds and wind and trees.
One day I sat embroidering a blanket for him when I felt him kick again. He kicked seven times, then stopped. A stab of fear entered my heart – only a moment, and the pain left almost immediately. But I felt the fire more intensely that time, a fire which consumed all, leaving bitter tears.
I told Finwë.
He laughed. "He will be great among the Noldor someday." I did not laugh. He sobered. "Are you worried, Míriel?"
I shook my head. "Nay, only . . ." I looked away. "Afraid."
He took my hands, enveloping them. "Why?"
The words came out almost without my knowing them. "Afraid he will become great among the Noldor."
"Is that such a sorrowful thing?" He squeezed my hands.
I felt tears behind my eyes, though I did not know why. "Perhaps not great in the way you think, Finwë," my voice a whisper.
He kissed my cheek. "Do not fret, Míriel. With your guidance he will become great as I imagine."
I did not answer.
When I gave birth to the fire, Fëanaro, he consumed my spirit. I saw fire in him, and in everything he did, but I did not tell Finwë. I kissed my son's face and went to Lórien, where I lay down and slept.