Title: Drinking It In Author: Larner Characters: Saruman Rating: PG Warnings: Slightly creepy? Book: Appendices of LOTR Disclaimer: The Master gave us world and characters; I present the drabble.
Oooo, interesting viewpoint No longer was he a houseless wanderer in largely empty lands, but a lord in his own right. ...and the more e owned the more he felt the need to defend it.
Perhaps one day he would gather an army to himself. Brrr, that's ominous. And I like the idea of that drive to power and possession having its roots in a long-resented lack of land or home. Wonder if that's one of his reasons for later despising the Grey Wanderer, who is rootless by choice...
A perfectly poised moment: past rootlessness, potential Grand Plans for the future, but in the here-and-now just quiet scholarship. That's both restful and very evocative.
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