20. Leave It Unspoken (Galadriel & Finrod)
Leave It Unspoken
"It was madness…"
Her brother's voice broke the silence, and she flinched. It had been madness: nothing but pain, blood, her blade against her people, and the overwhelming fear that
this could be the end, oh Eru, why?
Look at the blood,
the bodies
Listen to the screams.
Mother's people, her kin,
my kin,
our kin.
Why?
Oh, Eru! Save us!
I
didn't know, didn't know, didn't
know
that it would be like this.
He's bleeding
red blood
flowing-dripping-pouring
onto the white-white sand..
She's dying
choking-gasping-rasping
last-last-very-last
breath
Save me…
She shivered. "Leave it, Finrod. Do not talk about it."
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March 27, 2005. Instant drabbled: fear, pain, death, sword.
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