The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
Decisions
by Aldwen
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Summary
"It is not that the Eldar need the torchlight and lamplight to see. But they have never yet walked in the darkness like this, never for so long, never without the knowledge that just behind the mountain ridge, just outside the thicket of a woodland, just beyond the wall is the pure, glorious Light of the Trees. Something that is now gone forever."
What does it take to embark upon a journey into the darkness when the Light is no longer? A First Age story, focusing on Finrod and his family and covering the time from immediately after the Darkening of Valinor to the return of the Noldor to Middle-earth. A canon-compliant gap-filler, consistent with my other stories, i.e., the characters and the storylines are the same.
This story is a gift to Markquiaki, inspired by her amazing art piece I was so lucky to claim (slide #80)! It can be admired here.
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