3. Equals
Author's Notes: Write a story or poem or create artwork that illustrates this quotation: "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." Friedrich Schiller
Equals
He is the shadow in the corner. Though the others ignore his presence, I am drawn to it again and again.
What is he, an untitled Silvan, that he should claim her affections? I am the son of the Mariner, who bears the Silmaril on his brow. I am the Voice of the High King. I wielded a sword centuries before he cast aside poppets and playthings for the blade he now carries.
His eyes, glazed from long standing, flicker suddenly towards the door. Celebrían enters, achingly resplendent in green and white silk, on her father's arm. In the wake of her passing, our eyes meet. He inclines his head. The gesture, as if to concede my point, extinguishes my spite.
Wryly, I return his acknowledgment.
In our suffering, at least, we are equals.
He is the shadow in the corner. Though the others ignore his presence, I am drawn to it again and again.
What is he, an untitled Silvan, that he should claim her affections? I am the son of the Mariner, who bears the Silmaril on his brow. I am the Voice of the High King. I wielded a sword centuries before he cast aside poppets and playthings for the blade he now carries.
His eyes, glazed from long standing, flicker suddenly towards the door. Celebrían enters, achingly resplendent in green and white silk, on her father's arm. In the wake of her passing, our eyes meet. He inclines his head. The gesture, as if to concede my point, extinguishes my spite.
Wryly, I return his acknowledgment.
In our suffering, at least, we are equals.
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