Shield (Boromir)
The shield jars into his back.
He carries it with him everywhere he goes. It bears the white Gondorian tree, and it makes him proud, makes him stand a little taller.
But it is also a constant reminder of why he is here.
He represents Gondor, he represents his father, and the weight of a country is on his shoulders. He must not allow himself to forget his responsibility. He must not let Gondor fall.
He too must be a shield, he must stem the tide of evil that flows forth from Mordor, he may sway, and falter, but he must never break. Never.
His new companions wish to save all of Middle Earth, and that is good, and noble. But he must remember his first allegiance, and that is to Gondor, and his father.
And whenever he forgets, and is swept up in the idealism of the rest of this fellowship the shield jars into his back, its edge making a red groove in his skin, a constant reminder.
The shield jars into his back.
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