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MEETINGS AND COUNSEL: DRABBLING THE AFTERMATH OF THE COUNCIL OF ELROND
by Wayfarer (closetwayfarer at yahoo dot com)
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Summary
During a closeted meeting, Elrond discusses a fellowship candidate with Glorfindel.
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'Nay,' said Glorfindel, leaning over the table. 'An ill-choice. Over-proud and unaware of peril. The ring seems as a trifle, he knows not Power.'
'Well do I know it.' Elrond stood up, 'And yet, he has a part to play.'
Shaking his head, Glorfindel said, 'More a danger than aid.' He stared to a faraway place and a dark memory. 'Send me.'
Elrond smiled, 'It is not for you to go through Fire again.'
Glorfindel paced. 'Yet, will you not send at least one Elf, that Men know they stand not alone?'
'Perhaps the tale may yet make itself up.'
Series Summary
An occassional series. "The Council of Elrond" is a pivotal chapter in LotR, bringing many many characters together, almost like a ME equivalent of a UN conference. This is a drabble series to fill some of the gaps the good Prof left us to ponder. Chronology random. (Canon-conscientious. Constructive criticism most welcome.)
Author's Notes
"The Council of Elrond" has intrigued me with the gaps it left. But I never had the guts to try filling them, until Avallon goaded me into drabbles, which is a heaven-sent on a project of this scale, especially for an amateur with a bad case of chronic verbiage junkism.
As always, my approach is rather stylised - even when I try to avoid stylising! But it has been fun to try to write the different characters. MaC is an awesome break from our WIP, "Unwritten Tales: Into The Dark Again"... because Precious, the Old Fogey, and the Scruffy One can be quite annoying when they put their minds to it.
I hope readers find MaC as fun to read as I felt writing them.
W