Voice, Open

[bythewaves]

[ Grief, as deep as the sea, as endless as the sky. Pain, like sheeting ice, in the voice that speaks... and for those with ears to hear, a tiny, quiet envy and relief. ]

For those who knew them, the list of those freed from this world now includes the Lady Galadriel and her husband, the Lord Celeborn, their daughter, the Lady Celebrian, the Lady Idril, and Maedhros my brother. Also, the Lady Sif, who counted us as family in lieu of those left in her own world.

Their things are with me, but they left no letters behind.

Comments

[bythewaves]

There is nothing that can be done, Alice. [ So, so very tired ]

Be well, little butterfly.

[digophelia]

I disagree. Even a little company and a cup of tea goes a long way. You don't deserve to suffer anymore.

[ His brothers and father have left; that's pretty distressing. ]

[bythewaves]

I... cannot face anyone right now, Alice.

[digophelia]

I am here if you change your mind, Mr. Maglor. [ She feels like she's been inadvertently drawn to him and his family, in some sense, in more than just having Celegorm's horse and the elven blade. After all, he reminds her so much of her own father. ]

[bythewaves]

It might... be better if you did not, Alice. It seems... that ill fortune still follows in my wake.

[digophelia]

You're not the first to tell me that. Take the time that you need, for now.

[bythewaves]

There is not time enough in the world for this. Go, Alice. Be happy, little butterfly. And remember me.

[digophelia]

[ That hasn't worked with Berserker, so it won't work this time around. ]

I will check in on you later, regardless of what you say. So please, don't go anywhere.

[bythewaves]

I... will try. [ But already he can feel the pull, and he keeps his hands out of sight, so she cannot see how the edges flicker ]

[digophelia]

You are strong, Mr. Maglor.

[ These two will always be the bane of her existence. ] You can do this.

[bythewaves]

I do not feel so.

[digophelia]

You may not feel that way, but you will. Your brothers will still be with you, as much as your father. That pain will not go away, it will only dull. It will ease, in time.

[bythewaves]

I know - this is... the third time I have lost them, now. But I do not know if I have that time Alice. Grief... has slain my people before.

[digophelia]

You've come so far.

[ After the death of Celegorm, in the less honorable way. It was enough to have Alice leery of the Seelie, a leeriness that has lasted this long. ]

A normal man would have lost his mind. You do not give yourself enough credit.

[bythewaves]

[ A hollow laugh ]

It seems I only slide further back.

[digophelia]

And yet you haven't, you are still here.

[bythewaves]

Only barely. Only because I... cannot do that to amil.