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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
Elrond speaks to his sons before they depart on their errand "into a strange country".
The letter disappeared into Elrohir's cloak.
'Bring word back before the thaw.'
'Yes, Father.'
'I shall see to it that he tarries not!' Ellandan said.
'You are a fine one for talking!'
'I am not the one with the weakness for niphredil draught.'
Elrohir shook his head. 'It is not I who loses himself among Mallorn branches.'
Elrond held up a hand, and they were still. He gripped his sons' shoulders. 'Stop for no one.' Relenting, he said: 'Do what you will.' They grinned as he continued: 'It is in remembrance that they will live - hold your memories close.'
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The sons of Elrond, Elladan and Elrohir, were the last to return; they had made a great journey, passing down the Silverlode into a strange country, but of their errand they would not speak to any save Elrond.
About The 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 Avallongoaded 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.
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