Abiding
- They mourn for you the way they can. (Mark Strand)
Was Lady Nerdanel the last who understood? Often she visited you, lifting the tools of the forge, exchanging the secrets of smithcraft. It lightened her loneliness. And when the tools were laid away, and the fire went out, she and I shared our grief. Silently together, while outside there was song, union and reunion.
So many years. And finally she, too, is gone from here; her love has been returned to her. For the Eldar, there is an end to durance in the shades, however long they must wait. And now alone here I continue not to wait for you.
Inspired by the 'mourning' challenge at the tolkienweekly LJ community, and by Saturn's Hikari's review here.
Archaic Scribe: Thanks for your review. The period I had in mind for the Thranduil drabble was Legolas' journey to Rivendell in LotR, but there's nothing in it specific to that, so it could fit a bunch of occasions. Thranduil is excused from being tempted by Smaug's treasure since he was a lot less eager to fight over it than the others :)
Neige: Finished, my Unfinished Drabbles? Never :) Thanks for your perceptive interpretation of the Thranduil drabble. Silmaril references, certainly.
Saturn's Hikari: Thank you for those lovely comments. The Legolas drabbles are some of my favourites, too. As for L/G friendship - do you like this one?
Linaeve: Thank you - for multiple reviews. And yes, another spot-on intepretation of the Thranduil drabble :)
Soledad: I think Gimli must have had a poetic side to get so sentimental over Galadriel's hair :). And of course Thranduil is not greedy! If Tolkien had lived to see revisionist medieval history, he'd know that good kings are not greedy kings.
Avon: Thanks for the grammar call! I think I've identified one of the problems and fixed it. You have sharper eyes than I do :)