A Briefer Light by Himring  

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Fanwork Notes

Written for an image prompt (a photo of red Chinese lanterns by Khoa Võ) in an  Instadrabbling session on the SWG Discord and for the tolkienshortfanworks prompt "lamp or lantern".

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Elros considers the lamps of the Edain.

Major Characters: Elros

Major Relationships:

Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet

Challenges: Jubilee

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 103
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A Briefer Light

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A warmer light and a briefer than Feanorian lamps, thought Elros, looking at the lanterns of the Edain—nothing secret about them, except that universal, always-to-be-rediscovered secret of the lit flame. Easily passed from hand to hand, easily replaced, easily extinguished by unfortunate gusts of wind or when dropped. A little dangerous, because at any time they might catch fire, if not treated carefully.

There were many, and even at this time of scarcity, they were among the cheapest goods for sale, but the one he held was suddenly immensely precious to him—in his heart the yearning of Finrod.

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