ext_7267 ([identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] b2mem2012-03-01 04:38 pm

I18 - Stepping Stone

B2MeM Challenge: "March 3019" card: March 2nd, The Second Battle of the Fords of Isen; "Economy" card, Market Day
Format: Drabble
Genre: General
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: OCs
Pairings: N/A
Summary: "A little wooden bridge will rise, permitting commerce." The first step is the hardest.

Stepping-stone

Ever-mindful, she comes this way every year, although the fords mark the edge of her country, and the trail takes her off the beaten track. The March flowers glisten on the green turves like fresh tears.

On one occasion, she sees another standing on the other bank, a river and a world away. She half-lifts her hand in greeting; the other mirrors the move.

One day, when sorrow is less sharp, this outpost will become a trading post. A little wooden bridge will rise, permitting commerce. And the simbelmynë and the hardy hill flowers will cross the water, each way.

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