2007 Birthday Drabbles
Birthday Stories for JunoMagic 2007: 2. "Counting The Days" by Jay of Lasgalen
Counting The Days
by Jay of Lasgalen
It had been six months - though it felt more like six years - since Elladan had been gone; on a long patrol across the Misty Mountains and north to Forodwaith and Carn Dûm, then south again. Though he had been kept busy with his own duties, Elrohir still felt the absence keenly. He missed his brother and his constant companionship. But this was not the first time, nor would it be the last.
Soon though, Elladan would be home again, and they would stay up half the night talking. Soon. With a sigh, Elrohir marked another notch on the tally stick.