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Painful, how you've made the "unwomanly" thralls into actual people -- I love this peek into her mind, and how she's a survivor rather than not. Her strength really is in persisting and continuing, even if Tuor (JRRT) doesn't think so! I enjoyed this, many thanks.

Thank you very much, Quente! Good to hear that that came across like that. Of course, Tolkien did something similar with Aerin already (and I appreciate that he is capable of that empathy when he is paying attention), but I really wanted to extend that respect and sympathy also to women who are not close relatives of the protagonists! 

Lots of interest in this short piece. I like the balance of humanizing Easterlings generally with the intriguing/creepy visits of Lorgan to Angband. Your OC is sympathetic but sensible. And Tuor does decide to be patient under the poor treatment and bide his time, so maybe that is a wisdom he picks up from people like your Pinfileg. Nice work! 

What a terrible situation Pínfileg is in! I always enjoy reading your OCs. I appreciate that you looked and humanized one of the people who Tolkien dismisses. Lorgan's visits to Angband are intriguing and sinister . . . And his trying to hurt the thralls through any remaining loyalty to Húrin's family reminds me of the Ring's or Sauron's temptations, twisting the things people love and their best qualities to use against them.

Thank you very much, Zdenka! Good to hear that you liked reading about this OC! 

Tolkien does not give us much about Lorgan, but to me as a reader he gives off a more sinister impression than Brodda, because what he does seems more deliberate and he seems to be acting purposefully for Morgoth's interests as much as his own. (Of course, that doesn't make the sufferings of Brodda's victims any less!)

Thank you, Grundy! I am glad you liked my Little Sparrow! I haven't managed to come up with a way of escape for her yet, in my mind. Possibly she may end up at one of those smaller settlements mentioned where living conditions are better. Canon seems pretty definite that nobody escaped with Tuor and I think I would need to find some other means for her to get away from Lorgan.

A very vivid view from the thralls' perspective. She has an amazing strength of will and resilience, and her communication attempt with Tuor, well, watching his actions must have been both frightening and frustrating. And the idea of Lorgan visiting Morgoth — I'd never really thought in detail about how Morgoth communicated his will in practical terms, and this adds an extra chilling dimension. Well done with this.