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Carer (Gilraen)

"Mother of hope"

When her husband died, leaving his fate in the tiny hands of their young son, the only thing she could do was beg the hospitality of the elves, who welcomed them with open arms and renamed her boy in their own language, reflecting everything that rested on his shoulders in such a way that the young boy did not realise the deeper meaning. She watched him as he played innocently with his 'brothers', not realising that the twins were preparing him for his heritage. She died before he accepted his fate, but she would always be the mother of hope.

Exactly 100 words. Thanks to DarylDixon'sgirl1985 for this one. More prompts are very welcome (please use the form Theme, Character, "Prompt" e.g. Carer, Gilraen, "Mother of hope"). No OCs please, but any other character, however obscure, is welcome.

Oh yeah, if anyone's interested I'm now accepting fic requests. More details are on my profile.

Tsari