You don’t remember your name?
— No, but for some reason I remember yours.
Character: Andreth
(Just under 900 words) - response for Legendarium Ladies April: General Prompt: “Estel Anim”
After the Elf-lord, Finrod, had departed, she sat in silent thought. Tears welled and fell unheeded. Somehow, she knew in her heart, she would never see Aegnor again. She wiped her face. He was lost to her and his brother had all but spoken his farewells. He would ever strive in combat against an impossible foe, and she would wither as she waited. They would not meet again.
The room had grown cold, and her bones ached with
weariness. How long had we spoken this night?
The night was nearly over. The
sky was turning grey. She rose and her
knee cracked. What would an Elda king think of that, she wondered with a wry
half-laugh.
They could live a thousand years with youth and strength, yet already, after only a few decades, Andreth’s body was beginning to fail her though her mind was still keen.
