Chapter 20: The Sword was broken
Strider, the true heir of the Gondor throne, is in a room, reading a book. Footsteps echoed on the stone floor… it was Shane. Shane started to enter the room and saw Strider.
"You are no Elf." He spoke to Strider.
"Men of the south are welcome here," replied Strider.
"Who are you?"
"A friend of Tommy the Grey," answered Strider.
Shane smiled, and says to him, "then we are all here on a common purpose... friends."
Shane then wandered over to the picture of the final battle between Jason and Sauron.
Shane then turned around and sees the broken sword itself, on display, in front of a statue.
"Shards of Narsil," said Shane.
He picked up the hilt and grasped it with both hands.
"The blade that cut the ring from Sauron's hand," stated Shane.
Shane brightly replied, "indeed, my friend… indeed." Shane then ran his finger up the blade… and accidentally cuts his finger on it…
"…Ah! Its still sharp…" added Shane as he slowly turned to look at Strider. Strider stared back at Shane in return…
"…But no more than a broken heirloom," finished Shane as he dropped the sword on the display table…
But the blade fell and landed onto the floor instead. Shane left it where it was and leaves the room.
Strider picked up the blade and softly put it back on the display table. He backed away as if he were frightened of it.
Kira appeared slowly into the room and spoke, "…why do you fear the past? You are Jason's heir, not Isildur himself. You are not bound to his fate."
"The same blood flows through my veins," Strider sadly countered as he faced Kira, "…the same weakness."
Kira went up to him and stated, "your time will come. You will face the same evil and you will defeat it. A si i-Dhúath ú-orthor. Ú or le a ú or nin. (The shadow does not hold sway yet. Not over you… not over me.)"
