The Exchange by Elrond's Library
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Prompt: "... of [Ossë] they learned all manner of sea-lore and sea-music …" ("Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië")
The Exchange
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The thing about a floating island is this: someone with sufficient power must steer it, and Ulmo is blind.
We would have wandered the seas forever, never reaching the place that Elwë (Námo watch over his spirit) and all the others claimed would be a place without sorrow.
I’m not sure I believe that, but being lost at sea in the dark is significantly better than fleeing the Dark Rider’s steed in the dark.
Lucky, then, that I had made a study of the stars, and that Ossë is not as blind as his master.
So this is how I found myself – soaked and chilled to the bone, clutching a spire of rock by the base of our island, hoping that I would not fall – explaining the heavens to Ossë, so that he might help his master navigate us into the West.
He gave me a fish for my troubles.
this is super fun. You've…
this is super fun. You've painted a very visceral picture of a very scary time, and then ended it with a lovely little humorous stinger! very tolkienesque (reminds me of "i liked white better")
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Oh my hat! I was not expecting this! This would fit in so well with the delightful farce that is Ulmo and Ossë in BoLT!
"He gave me a fish for my troubles." *snort*
Ooohh these are some very…
Ooohh these are some very interesting ideas about the characters and the world! (Also, I'm definitely giggling at that ending)
Loved this
Such a great idea! Adore that last line- yep. A fish. Great.
Not quite Gimli's, 'she gave me three'🤣🤣
They must have done a good…
They must have done a good job, under those nerve-racking circumstances, as the island got to the Bay of Eldamar all right.
I hope that fish was delicious.
The first sentence grabbed…
The first sentence grabbed my imagination with the unusual idea of Ulmo being blind! And this is such a fascinating story; the first person makes it feel like it actually happened, and the detail wishing Namo would watch over Elwe's spirit adds a realism to it! This is going to live in my mind for a while.
(If I correctly understood the clue about Bilbo working on his book in this location, would you happen to have a Scavenger Hunt prompt for me?)
I am beyon delighted and…
I am beyon delighted and thrilled that you enjoyed this little piece of mine.
And you have indeed found me :) your prompt is "a character falls," in whatever way makes sense to you.