30. I'll Linger Here, and Will Not Come
Today's Challenge (Day 3):
Some people have difficulty embracing changes and moving on. Write a story or poem or create artwork that shows the consequences of refusing to change.
I'll Linger Here, and Will Not Come
But then... she'd seen it in his eyes; the Sea had called him. One day, soon or late, he would sail. Leave behind the woods, the trees, the good green earth. She was as unwilling as her ancestors had been.
So, though it broke her heart, she'd refused him; and slowly, as the Age passed away, she began to fade...
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(It's believed that most of Thranduil's Wood-Elves were of Sindar, not Avari, descent; but I've always liked the idea that a few of the Avari who had strayed west of the Blue Mountains might have got mixed up with them down the Ages...)
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