Quite Sad, Really

by Sidh Ceili

This, my first fanfic, is dedicated to Peter Jackson and all who made the LOTR movies. Thank you. This story is also, in a small way, a homage to the story “Grendel” by John Gardner who reminds us that all creatures, however monstrous, have a mother.

4. QS chapter 4

Chapter IV

If I can raid the Beast then so can the squeakers. They will find it and then they will have claws and they are dangerous enough. I have to bury the Beast. How can I bury it. I will be here too long. If Gloden and Fodden are alive I must get to them.

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The claw. The claw is a great gift. I can tear the rocks and mountain easily. I can bury the Beast safe from maggots. They will not smell it if I bury it deep and I can now.

I will bury the Skything's son too and I see now he is not covered by his bed. The Skything has burned it away from its body so I will bury it. Like my Glorn. Buried now in my cave. The Firething must come first in case the squeakers come.

The Firething is so big. The moon comes again and I have not covered all his legs. I must hurry. They will smell and they will come.

There, let them try to find it. It is deep and many rocks lay atop. But She opens her fiery eyes and lights this day. I must rest .. I must sleep. Then, bright Mother, I will honor your son.

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Ai! An old flyer has taken the little Skything. A rock. No, I am too late. I am sorry ancient mother. I could not protect your boy. I should have tended him before I slept.

There is nothing more to do here. The moon has come again and I must risk the axeboy's way while the maggots hunt. I will find the old trollway and go to my love. I should not believe so much that they both live. But I can avenge them if they do not. Now, now while it is quiet.

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"You little squirmer, get off my foot, maggot! Nnng! Your pins don't hurt me , come here, I will squish you. Scream if you can. For Glorn! Feel my claw! Hah! You cannot outrun me and death! Death to you." I must kill them all. They cannot bring more to chase me. I will call out to them… "Oh, oh, my leg, no, don't kill me! No, please......."  Hah! They think it true. "Got you! And you, I have you! The claw reaches far, squeaker."

Now, for it, girl. Run to the deep. At the end of the town and down and down. Keep running Venny, girl. For as long as you can.

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I have run for many days. I do not know how many. I have not seen the outside since I left axeboy's town. I do not know how far it is. I can only go on.

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So many ways to go. This path…. Now this path….. Now this one…... I do not know this one.

I will sleep now. I am muddled in my head. My holder is warm beside me. If I go to my death I will take many, many with me….

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