dreamflower: gandalf at bag end (Default)
[personal profile] dreamflower posting in [community profile] b2mem
(I will not be posting the scavenger hunt quote results with my entries; since I participated in creating the prompts it would not be fair.)

B2MeM Challenge: March 9
Format: Fixed-length Ficlet (300 words, tribble)
Genre: Vignette
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of canon death
Character(s): Legolas, Gimli (Merry, Pippin implied)
Summary: Legolas and Gimli grieve.
Quote:
First Age: “Death is their fate, the gift of Ilúvatar, which as Time wears even the Powers shall envy.”

The Gift of Friendship


The stone was of great comfort to Gimli, son of Gloin. He ran his hand over the granite likeness of Meriadoc, and his eyes filled as he gazed at the likeness of Peregrin, their greatness of heart and courage now memorialized for the future generations of Men, to remember how it was the smallest who had saved them all. But stone was no comfort to his companion, who turned on his heel and fled.

He did not pursue right away. He could not have kept up. But he knew where to find his friend. He made his way to the Court of the White Tree, where Legolas stood before it.

He stood beside the Elf silently; they were united in grief, and yet divided by it as well.

After what seemed a long time, Legolas spoke. "How do you stand it, Gimli? It is different to lose someone in battle--but this swift march of years stealing my friends from me one by one, while I am left standing behind with no way to reach them any longer is more difficult than I ever thought it would be."

Gimli shook his head. "The march of years is slow to me; mortals share that march together, growing older, sharing the pains and ills of age with one another, sharing the joys of watching young ones grow, until we have the fullness of our lives. We do grieve to see others go before us, but most of the time we know they are ready and that we will be ready one day ourselves."

"But you do not know to where you go nor if you will be reunited."

"We do not need to know, only to believe. It is the way of things."

"It is a Gift at least, not to grieve forever."

Profile

b2mem: (Default)
Back to Middle-earth Month

August 2020

S M T W T F S
      1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031     

Most Popular Tags

Page Summary

Style Credit

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags
Page generated Jun. 10th, 2025 01:35 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios