~@-/Pains in the Heart\-@~
I don't own Middle-earth or anything in it, Tolkien is the master, blah, blah, blah...
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Wow, it's been a while, hasn't it? By right this is only a half-chapter, but I'm posting it now so I can get the story moving on to the big things ahead.
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The Dark Wanderer: Éowyn wasn't really ready to receive any message from Faramir. And yeah, freaking Gondorians!
Writerbrat: Why do you want to flame me? Faramir's talk with Aragorn is in this chapter.
Lúthien Tinúviel8: Found it! You were right, it was in Chap 14, Faramir says Rohan instead of Gondor, must change that. Thanks for the tip. The Dernhelm mystery... *cough* well I was only eleven! I was expecting a lot of things to be cut from the journey to Mount Doom, but I wish they'd kept the march with the Orcs cos that for me demonstrated Sauron's attitudes or something - the desperation of the situation. And I don't care if it was high-faluting - it's *Tolkien*, that's the point! ;)
Aurdomiel, Ravenstar: Oh, I hated writing that! But yeah, it was essential to the plot. I'm guessing you're underage? And about the movie: I just got flamed yesterday when I posted my review of the story on a forum! It's not that I hate the movie; I just thought it had a lot of faults. But I'm coming to terms with it as a film in its own right and I intend to see it after Christmas, to appreciate it properly. It was just a shock to see all those changes. Keep reading!
Necole: Yeah, I just reread the Annals of the Kings in preparation - it's a good story in itself!
Mousie2: AARRGGHH!!!! NOOOO!!! You can't do this to me! Don't send her to Faramir! That's what I'M doing! Oh, God, I just revealed a major plot point, didn't I? *starts crying* No worries, you all don't know how it'll come to that. Erm, how do you follow up that ^ kind of outburst? Thank you for reviewing?
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Keep reviewing, people!
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--+-- Ithilien --+--
Faramir took a deep breath. "The night before last, I attended the party. I felt happy: glad that Éowyn had found happiness. But when I saw her, she was alone." Faramir paused, expecting Aragorn to make an excuse.
"Go on," he said, "I shall not interrupt you."
"She seemed ill-at-ease, so I took her out onto the balcony for I desired to speak with her. We chatted briefly - about Rohan, and her reasons for coming to Gondor. Then we were espied by people in the City, who thought we were... together, so I suggested that we speak somewhere quieter. At first, I had simply intended to bring her outside the party room, but my feet carried me further than I had meant, for I was lost in thought. As I led her through the palace I realised how pleasurable it was to have her by my side, and I became sorrowful, for I knew I had lost her forever.
"And then we emerged in the corridor outside my chambers, and I stopped there. I had not realised that we were come so far. So I turned round. Seeing her there, so radiant, so... I suppose I need not describe the feeling to you. I couldn't believe that there was so beautiful a woman in my humble presence! So I asked her if she could ever have loved me. It was vain, I know, but it seemed not so at the time. When she said yes, I knew not whether to rejoice or despair. Then suddenly my hand was in hers and I was kissing her, and I should have realised she was struggling but I didn't, not until I thought about it later. Then she pulled away and ran straight to Éomer. He took her into his room and they spoke while I waited outside, but it soon dawned upon me that waiting was unwise, so I fled.
"Éomer followed, as I had expected, and he caught me in the room just beyond where the party had taken place, and threatened me. On returning to my chambers in a foul temper, I met you; I thought that Éomer had told you what I had done, and that my punishment would be decided in the morning."
Here, Faramir paused again and Aragorn, who had been still in the cold chamber, stirred. "The war council," said Aragorn, "decided the exact same thing. They wanted you to hold Ithilien until a greater force could be gathered. I wished to speak to you about that. I knew nothing of the evening's... activities."
Faramir nodded weakly. An odd feeling was warming him, melting the stiffness he had at first felt. He had spoken to Boromir like this, but Aragorn was more of a mixture: the authority of a father and the understanding of a brother; a neutral ear that cared deeply; the best confidante, yet the worst possible - even that is an inaccurate. Faramir's attitude at that moment defies description, but it may be said that he felt Aragorn to be removed from common labels.
"I spend some time choosing the wisest course of action: I could not trust myself around her, and thought it would be best to leave Minas Tirith. When my horse was ready, I found that I could not depart Minas Tirith without leaving word with someone, and my mind turned immediately to Éowyn. I entered her bedchamber and..." Faramir trembled slightly and shook his head. "I don't know what happened."
Aragorn patted his steward on the shoulder. "It is all right," he said. "You need not speak of that."
"I suppose we must return to our troops," said Faramir after a silence.
"That would be best," Aragorn agreed. "There is much to be done. I simply wanted to hear your side of the story."
Faramir nodded again, rose, and held the door open for his King.
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The ROTK soundtrack rules (especially "Minas Tirith"). BTW, can someone please tell me how to do italics on FF.net?
I don't own Middle-earth or anything in it, Tolkien is the master, blah, blah, blah...
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Wow, it's been a while, hasn't it? By right this is only a half-chapter, but I'm posting it now so I can get the story moving on to the big things ahead.
-------------------
The Dark Wanderer: Éowyn wasn't really ready to receive any message from Faramir. And yeah, freaking Gondorians!
Writerbrat: Why do you want to flame me? Faramir's talk with Aragorn is in this chapter.
Lúthien Tinúviel8: Found it! You were right, it was in Chap 14, Faramir says Rohan instead of Gondor, must change that. Thanks for the tip. The Dernhelm mystery... *cough* well I was only eleven! I was expecting a lot of things to be cut from the journey to Mount Doom, but I wish they'd kept the march with the Orcs cos that for me demonstrated Sauron's attitudes or something - the desperation of the situation. And I don't care if it was high-faluting - it's *Tolkien*, that's the point! ;)
Aurdomiel, Ravenstar: Oh, I hated writing that! But yeah, it was essential to the plot. I'm guessing you're underage? And about the movie: I just got flamed yesterday when I posted my review of the story on a forum! It's not that I hate the movie; I just thought it had a lot of faults. But I'm coming to terms with it as a film in its own right and I intend to see it after Christmas, to appreciate it properly. It was just a shock to see all those changes. Keep reading!
Necole: Yeah, I just reread the Annals of the Kings in preparation - it's a good story in itself!
Mousie2: AARRGGHH!!!! NOOOO!!! You can't do this to me! Don't send her to Faramir! That's what I'M doing! Oh, God, I just revealed a major plot point, didn't I? *starts crying* No worries, you all don't know how it'll come to that. Erm, how do you follow up that ^ kind of outburst? Thank you for reviewing?
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Keep reviewing, people!
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--+-- Ithilien --+--
Faramir took a deep breath. "The night before last, I attended the party. I felt happy: glad that Éowyn had found happiness. But when I saw her, she was alone." Faramir paused, expecting Aragorn to make an excuse.
"Go on," he said, "I shall not interrupt you."
"She seemed ill-at-ease, so I took her out onto the balcony for I desired to speak with her. We chatted briefly - about Rohan, and her reasons for coming to Gondor. Then we were espied by people in the City, who thought we were... together, so I suggested that we speak somewhere quieter. At first, I had simply intended to bring her outside the party room, but my feet carried me further than I had meant, for I was lost in thought. As I led her through the palace I realised how pleasurable it was to have her by my side, and I became sorrowful, for I knew I had lost her forever.
"And then we emerged in the corridor outside my chambers, and I stopped there. I had not realised that we were come so far. So I turned round. Seeing her there, so radiant, so... I suppose I need not describe the feeling to you. I couldn't believe that there was so beautiful a woman in my humble presence! So I asked her if she could ever have loved me. It was vain, I know, but it seemed not so at the time. When she said yes, I knew not whether to rejoice or despair. Then suddenly my hand was in hers and I was kissing her, and I should have realised she was struggling but I didn't, not until I thought about it later. Then she pulled away and ran straight to Éomer. He took her into his room and they spoke while I waited outside, but it soon dawned upon me that waiting was unwise, so I fled.
"Éomer followed, as I had expected, and he caught me in the room just beyond where the party had taken place, and threatened me. On returning to my chambers in a foul temper, I met you; I thought that Éomer had told you what I had done, and that my punishment would be decided in the morning."
Here, Faramir paused again and Aragorn, who had been still in the cold chamber, stirred. "The war council," said Aragorn, "decided the exact same thing. They wanted you to hold Ithilien until a greater force could be gathered. I wished to speak to you about that. I knew nothing of the evening's... activities."
Faramir nodded weakly. An odd feeling was warming him, melting the stiffness he had at first felt. He had spoken to Boromir like this, but Aragorn was more of a mixture: the authority of a father and the understanding of a brother; a neutral ear that cared deeply; the best confidante, yet the worst possible - even that is an inaccurate. Faramir's attitude at that moment defies description, but it may be said that he felt Aragorn to be removed from common labels.
"I spend some time choosing the wisest course of action: I could not trust myself around her, and thought it would be best to leave Minas Tirith. When my horse was ready, I found that I could not depart Minas Tirith without leaving word with someone, and my mind turned immediately to Éowyn. I entered her bedchamber and..." Faramir trembled slightly and shook his head. "I don't know what happened."
Aragorn patted his steward on the shoulder. "It is all right," he said. "You need not speak of that."
"I suppose we must return to our troops," said Faramir after a silence.
"That would be best," Aragorn agreed. "There is much to be done. I simply wanted to hear your side of the story."
Faramir nodded again, rose, and held the door open for his King.
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The ROTK soundtrack rules (especially "Minas Tirith"). BTW, can someone please tell me how to do italics on FF.net?