Aearwen's Little Bits - Unexpected

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And the drabble offering for today is the other "half" of the pairing that began last week with "The Harp".



Elrond stared down into the box. He'd told them not to pack it for the voyage.

He bent down and carefully pulled the lap harp from its cushioning bed of fabrics and bed linens. The inlaid mithril sparkled in the clear light of the Undying Lands, the design as graceful and beautiful as when Maglor had given it to him.

For half a millennium, he hadn't been able to touch it, to bear the sight of it. Now…

In the next room, Celebrían hummed as she unpacked. Elrond sat and, as his fingers touched the strings, began to smile again.

Comments

Unexpected

[(Anonymous)]

I really am happy that Elrond got the harp. I can't and couldn't imagine leaving a musical instrument behind, unless it were so cumbersome (like a piano), and even then, it would have been heartbreak of the worst kind.

Thank Valar that Erestor had the moxy to pack it regardless of what Elrond wished for.

Hugs,
Vanime