Drabble for December 22nd
This is another Imrahil drabble, since a number of you seem to be Imrahil fans. :)
Title: Finduilas the Seabird
Characters: Imrahil, Faramir
Rating: PG
Warnings: Some Silmarillion knowledge is necessary to understand this. Elwing was the wife of Earendil the Mariner and the mother of Elrond (from LotR) and his twin Elros. Rather than give up the Silmaril jewel, she threw herself into the Sea - but was changed into a seabird and flew to her husband, delivering the Silmaril safely into his keeping.
“Why are you standing here in the cold, little one?” Imrahil asked of his young nephew.
“I am looking for Mother,” the boy replied.
“Faramir, your mother is not here… she is gone. She will not return.”
The boy’s eyes filled with tears at that, but he would not, could not believe it. “I heard someone say that Mother was a seabird. Mother told me about Elwing, so when I heard that mother was a seabird, I thought that the same thing happened to Mother. I went looking for her.”
Imrahil could not reply, so he stood there, weeping silently.
Children can be easily confused when people speak metaphorically, I have found. Esp a young Faramir, whose imagination was probably captured by tales from ancient lore.
Title: Finduilas the Seabird
Characters: Imrahil, Faramir
Rating: PG
Warnings: Some Silmarillion knowledge is necessary to understand this. Elwing was the wife of Earendil the Mariner and the mother of Elrond (from LotR) and his twin Elros. Rather than give up the Silmaril jewel, she threw herself into the Sea - but was changed into a seabird and flew to her husband, delivering the Silmaril safely into his keeping.
“Why are you standing here in the cold, little one?” Imrahil asked of his young nephew.
“I am looking for Mother,” the boy replied.
“Faramir, your mother is not here… she is gone. She will not return.”
The boy’s eyes filled with tears at that, but he would not, could not believe it. “I heard someone say that Mother was a seabird. Mother told me about Elwing, so when I heard that mother was a seabird, I thought that the same thing happened to Mother. I went looking for her.”
Imrahil could not reply, so he stood there, weeping silently.
Children can be easily confused when people speak metaphorically, I have found. Esp a young Faramir, whose imagination was probably captured by tales from ancient lore.