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"EGLAN" (Forsaken)
The child wailed as an exasperated shipwright tried to wash away the sticky mixture from the raven locks:
"So, they call you names and you did… exactly what to your hair?"
The answer came between sobs: " I wanted it grey, like yours!"
Cirdan groaned, carefully disentangling the dark mane. Children could be cruel indeed.
"See, Ereinion, the Sindar are dark haired too, and there's no reason to feel insulted when they call you "Eglanion". I am the Lord of the Eglain, and I'm fostering you, child, no shame in that!"
A contented sigh told Cirdan his reassurance was welcome.
Word Count: 100 Dec. 2004
A/N: "and they called themselves the Eglain (forsaken (…) and Cirdan was their lord" (HoME, vol 11, Quendi and Eldar)
