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White

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Not a Fairytale

In her dreams, she had pictured herself a Queen, held with love in the hearts of her people. She saw herself standing by his side proudly, reveling in the glory of shared deeds.

She was a shieldmaiden, a warrior Queen, riding to battle with her kinsman and her King – her love. She was the heroine of songs, of poems, and of great tales in the legends of Gondor and Rohan.

But in the harsh glare of daylight her fantasies faded away like fog on the plains, revealed to be airy whimsies and outright lies.

He rode away towards the Dimholt Road with the rest of the Grey Company, leaving behind a girl and the shambles of a fairytale.