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anghraineFaramir is totally onboard with having a good king, but I feel it overshadows what he has to say about the actual kings Gondor had:
There’s so much about how Gondor is impure and weakened, and then Faramir just shows up and is like … it’s a pity the kings were so obsessed with purity that they purified themselves right out of existence. :) lucky my family was interested in things like “alliances” and “having children” :) :)
#tagged: 'but the stewards were wiser' YOU TELL 'EM
Kings made tombs more splendid than houses of the living, and counted old names in the rolls of their descent dearer than the names of sons. Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry; in secret chambers withered men compounded strong elixirs, or in high cold towers asked questions of the stars. And the last king of the line of Anárion had no heir.
There’s so much about how Gondor is impure and weakened, and then Faramir just shows up and is like … it’s a pity the kings were so obsessed with purity that they purified themselves right out of existence. :) lucky my family was interested in things like “alliances” and “having children” :) :)
#tagged: 'but the stewards were wiser' YOU TELL 'EM