The "Ask a Character a Question" Challenge

[dawn_felagund]

In answer to jilba's question for the "Ask a Character a Question" challenge, I wrote three drabbles. The drabbles are from Macalaurë's perspective and answer the following question, proposed by Jillian:

Why didn't you rescue Maedhros; why did the poor chap have to wait for cousin Fingon to go get him?

For those who do not know, drabbles are short pieces of fiction that are *exactly* one hundred words in length. They are my new hobby in an attempt to curb my loquacity rambling lengthiness in writing. Not that I am going to stop writing long stories--I don't think I can--but it is good to be able to change hats every now and again.

Title: Oaths Sworn
Author: dawn_felagund
Rating: General
Warnings: none

( Oaths Sworn )

This is cross-posted to my personal journal as well. Apologies for any redundancy.

Comments are always appreciated. Also, nelyo's post brought up another good question: If Maglor had been placed in Fingon's position as Maedhros' rescuer, what would have he have done?

::opens nuzgûl hutch:: Feed, my pretties! >:-D

MAGLOR CHALLENGE

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MAGLOR’S CHALLENGE



TITLE: The Noldolante Made Me Do It
RATING: General
WARNING: None



Maglor: Why didn’t you rescue Maedhros; why did the poor chap have to wait for cousin Fingon to go get him?



Maglor sighed, as old memories came rushing back.


“Long ago”, he replied, “I composed a lament, ‘Noldolante’, which told the story of the Fall of the Noldor, and in that song is explained my role and my guilt.

Forever have I regretted what I have done, and forever shall I be paying for my part in the Kinslaying and the burning of the ships at Losgar.

Let me tell you something: Maitimo took no part in the Ship Burning. He was able to defy ‘Attar’ and step aside, where I could not.

I think that I have shed more tears since I have lived in the Halls, for the Teleri whom we so mercilessly slaughtered, and for our fellow Noldor who perished on the Helcaraxe, than I have for my beloved Maitimo, whom I neglected and left for dead upon the precipice at Thangorodrim.

You see, within the confines of grief over one sin, I committed a greater one; and thus, another burden of guilt must I carry.

I know not why I allow my thoughts to be fogged by this compunction to dwell on my past crimes and misdeeds, to the exclusion of all other thoughts.

The compulsion I feel to write my guilt into songs of lament is all-consuming. I let it cloud my mind so that I will not have to speak the truth of my sins.

But now I have dwelt long in the Halls of Mandos, and so I will tell you this.

While I loved my brother, Maitimo, more than anyone else, and still do, and always shall, admittedly, upon occasion, I have been angered by his superiority. Nay, not his AIR of superiority. He WAS the superior of the two of us; and I was jealous of him.

No matter what you say about my kinder nature, my softer heart, my more reasonable intellect, it all means nothing.

For I tell you this:

In the moment when I heard that he had been captured by Morgoth, and hung by his hand, I felt a crushing blow. That blow was the last straw.

And, in a moment of weakness caused by this final blow, I thought: ‘Let him hang. He will be dead by now’, and I left him, for the belief that we could not forsake our Oath to pursue Morgoth to the ends of the world.

On the march back to our camp, these thoughts ran through my mind:

‘I shall now be the eldest, if he is dead. All of our kinsfolk shall look up to me’.

These thoughts and dreams played out in my mind that night, as I stood and beheld the new vessel of light in the sky above Hithlum. For a wondrous thing had occurred. The moon and the sun were newly created at that time, and they were one more confusion for my mind to think on.

Now you know. It is a difficult thing to explain one’s baser emotions; jealousy, envy, bitterness, cowardice; these all played a part in my betrayal of my brother. I am not worthy of the title of eldest son.

I was not strong enough to stop my father from doing what I knew was wrong, nor was I strong enough to save my brother from his torment.

A better person than I did that; and a stronger person than I stood up to our father. Better deeds are better left for better people than I".

Maglor Challenge: You Will Stay

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I thought I had posted this to the community LJ, not my own - oops!

*sigh* I was not intending to bite on this one, but two Fêanorians had
other ideas. This is my response to the question, it's a bit rough,
but I'm posting it before I change my mind!

Maglor: Why didn't you rescue Maedhros; why did the poor chap have
to wait for cousin Fingon to go get him?

Title: You Will Stay
Author: Mirien
Rating: General
Warnings: Reference to Maedhros/Fingon relationship.
Summary: Maedhros decides he will feign treating with Morgoth, Maglor
has misgivings.

( You Will Stay )