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"Move farther north," Caranthir says to her a month after the attack, gaze steady on her even as his hands continue briskly gutting fish. "There is plenty of land closer to my fortress, and my people can help protect yours if there is another attack."
Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
Borondir carries Steward Cirion's urgent request to Eorl the Young, with the help of his horse but at great personal cost.
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Bilbo, the strange old hobbit with the wandering feet, senses something special in young Frodo the first time he sees the lad; as they become close, they find in each other a cameraderie not well understood by other hobbits. Five poignant moments between Bilbo and Frodo Baggins over the course…
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Oh no, this is so ... sad, and empty, and yet also somehow visceral. The orc's voice is really clear and believable, and it makes for a powerful piece!
You had me clutching my heart with "But she was not a woman. She was not even a person." and it just kept aching from there.
Oh, ow. You capture her painfully well. Ancient and worn and ill-used and tired of it all, and yet, somehow, proud. An excellent example of the complexity of villains. Bravo!
Wow. I am not even sure how to comment here - it's not quite sad, but it *feels* sad, but she's so defiant in a way, and yet seems to have not just accepted but embraced her role. I honestly don't even know what to feel. So many conflicting emotions and thoughts - so well done!!
Thank you so much, friend, I'm pleased to learn it has made you feel conflicted - that was absolutely the intention! She has indeed embraced her enslaved role.
poor old orc women, you have really depicted her wonderfully, it really transmit me her world, the life that she has lived for so many long years. I believe that in the Halls of Mandos even the orcs can find peace and healing even if this will take them until the end of the world, they are elves still, even if really lost.
I have taken this headcanon from the fanfic In Equal Mesure of Philosophizes, a beautiful masterpiece!
I'm so glad that her life read as believable to you! I do think that Elves turned into Orcs really can find healing in Mandos, even if it takes them a long time! Oh and that fic has been on my to-read list. I must get to it! :D Thank you for the comment!
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