O64 - The Faithful

[altariel.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: Off the Map’s Edge: The Variags of Khand
Format: Drabble
Genre: Gen
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Characters: A Variag of Khand
Pairings: N/A
Summary: There are some among us who believe that we came out of the North.

The Faithful

The King of Arnor and Gondor receives an embassy...

We are called Easterlings, and it is true we have lived in those lands for an age, keeping open the rivers running between Rhovanion and Khand. It is true many of us knelt before the Giver of Gifts and called him God.

But there are some among us who believe that we came out of the North, like the sons of Eorl that you call brothers. Some of us listened to the Blue Wise Men and heard in their words the whisper of the All-Father, the Elder King.

Some of us have long called you brothers, in secret, from afar.

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I got my funny ideas about Variags from here.

Comments

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

Very nice twist! Or not twist, considering the source you used. I loved the turns of phrase in this, very flowing and poetic.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I was really intrigued to discover that real world equivalence.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

A lovely twist, to find those who remember their beginnings among the Easterlings, and who remember the teachings of Pallando and his brother! Well done!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I've wanted to write about the Blue Wizards for a while.