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The Flame That Is Within |
For the tolkien_weekly "Parting" challenge. |
He begins to feel it before they pass through the rain-curtain; tingling at his fingers' ends, joints cracking, knots straining to undo themselves. Elrond and Galadriel exchange glances. Yet for the sake of the Hobbits' Mortal eyes, he holds the power in check, even when he sets foot on Valinor's shore and feels it crackling through him. |
"...only those that knew him well glimpsed the flame that was within" (Unfinished Tales, The Istari) |