I've been working on this piece since January and have finally finished it. I hope you enjoy it because I believe it is one of the best things I have written. All right, I'll let you read now. The below information is for your own use and so you are not confuse about time periods. Oh, by the way this story takes place in 3005, which is about 10 or so years before LotR. (13 if you wish to be exact!) Name-Birth year-Age

Boromir-2978-27

Faramir-2983-22

Chastity-2986-19

Eldacar-2982-23

Now with that said here we go

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When the Strong Soften

Prologue

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A knock rang through the halls. A girl of about sixteen ran to the door. On her face was a look of excitement. The heavy door was pulled open and the girl smiled to see one of the soldiers standing there. But when she saw the stony face, her smile crashed to the floor.

The young man looked down at her and gave a heart wrenching sad smile. As the girl looked into the brown eyes, she began to cry. Tears raced down her now pale cheeks. She did not need to know the news; she saw it all through those eyes.

"I'm sorry but Eldacar was gravely wounded in the battle. We tried to heal him, but he died." The young man with the brown eyes gave her a yellow flower. She took it and held it close to her. "He also says I love you Mother's gift."

Another sound echoed through the house, the clinking of shoes on stone steadily became clearer. A man came to the door and pushed the girl behind him, out of the view of all. The girl looked at the man with anger etched in her young face, but it only increased as he hit her, the soldier outside ignorant it.

 She walked down the hall hugging her stomach. Looking back once more, she saw the sad brown eyes over the man's shoulders. The eyes caught her own and she stopped. She knew she would never forget the eyes as long as she lived.

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