Tolkien Fan Fiction
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| Darkness Beneath the Boughs |
Originally written for the LiveJournal tolkien_weekly "Mealtimes - Breakfast" challenge. (And yes, the interpretation of 'breakfast' is somewhat... lateral...) |
Darkness Beneath the Boughs The raid comes swift and violent; clashing chaos under dark trees. Confusion reigns, until - "They've taken the Gollum-creature! And Calandil, and-" Their captain's eyes flash. "Galathil, Rumion, with me. Taurlaegel, Falastir, break off left, try to cut them off - break fast! Go!" They are swift and their arrows deadly - but too few, too late; when they meet hours later, in a clearing far to the south, they're empty-handed. "Do we go on?" "Getting too close to... Dol Guldur. I'll not risk the rest of you." Legolas slowly lowers his bow, defeated. "Now I just have to explain this to Father..." ~~~ |