The Tale of Tar-Ciryatan's Daughter by Kaylee Arafinwiel
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Summary:
Ailinel, orphan of Numenor, is one of the poor girls dowered by Tar-Ciryatan and titled a "King's Daughter", encouraged to sail East to his colonies and find herself a husband.
It doesn't take her that long.But even after she and Shipman Gaerondur find love, life in the colony isn't easy.
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Genre: Mystery
Challenges: Title Track
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate
Warnings: Character Death
Chapters: 7 Word Count: 1, 799 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is a work in progress.
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This prologue is a pair of drabbles written in 2023 that introduced Ailinel and Gaerondur.
A true drabble for the G58 bingo prompts. Ailinel, wife of Captain Gaerondur, has made her home in Tar-Ciryatan's Numenorean colonies with her husband. But as they prepare to return to Sea, something terrible has happened...
Ailinel, Gaerondur, Gimil, and Telumendil are all Numenorean settlers in Tar-Ciryatan's mainland colonies, and original characters. I've written Ailinel and Gaerondur previously for drabble-ish bits. This drabble went rather darker.
Ailinel and Captain Gaerondur still have duties, whatever is brewing in Tar-Ciryatan's colony.
Direct sequel to chapter 3. Double drabble to two Four Words prompts.
Gaerondur and Ailinel are worried about the incident back home, but they have more pressing issues at sea.
Such as the impending birth of Ailinel's baby--or is there just one?
Gaerondur comes to see Ailinel and the twins as soon as he can.
Gaerondur and Ailinel continue their voyage, and Gaerondur discovers his crew have slipped Ailinel some...rare materials.
The Wilwarin comes to port in Mithlond proper, and prepare to meet with Lord Arminas of Mithlond, one of Cirdan's nobles with an interest in the colony's doings.
(Arminas is probably *the* Arminas, who brought warning to Orodreth an Age ago about Nargothrond and was ignored, though I haven't settled on that for certain yet.)
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