Aearwen's Little Bits - Fulfilled

[aearwen2]

You don't see much from this particular POV:



"Your oath is fulfilled," Isildur's Heir pronounced. "Depart and be at rest!"

The shadow of a long-dead warrior looked at the spear in his hand - the one he had carried for so long that he could not remember a moment without it being there - and at last he had the strength to break it over his knee. He heard others doing the same.

A fresh breeze blew in, bearing the sweet smell of a home long forgotten. A sigh arose from the whole Host. The Dead would fight no more.

Home. Rest. Peace. He let go, and vanished.

A/N: The words in quotations are taken directly from The Return of the King: The Last Debate.

Comments

[mevrian.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever seen anything written from this particular point of view before. This is really well done. I like the impression of the Dead finding peace.