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Built on Sand by pastel
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
08 Aug 2023
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“Surely, there are gardens of equal beauty in Valinor,” Arwen replied.
Glorfindel chuckled, slightly more bitterly than she anticipated. He did not seem to possess the longing, or the weariness that she recognized in other elves or even Mithrandir.
“Forgive me if I overstep, but is something troubling you?” She asked.
“You do not overstep, my lady, though I might find myself doing so. There is something troubling me, and rather deeply.” He laughed again, this time more mirthful. “It makes me feel like a child.”
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Before the White Ship sails, Glorfindel tells Arwen the secret story of his family — a story he barely knows himself. The rest of his family tells it, too.