drabble for phyloxena
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anghraineThe request was:
Faramir the judge, pre-ROTK. Anything from quarrel between other children to substituting for Denethor (if you can make it credible - I know you can).
Well, thanks. This is a kind of loose interpretation of the prompt - I don't know if it's exactly what you were looking for and I haven't written Faramir in ages, so I hope this is satisfactory!
“We cannot spare any captains,” the Steward said, “let alone the Captain-General and Lord Faramir.”
The Council murmured its agreement. Boromir’s jaw clenched.
Faramir did not hesitate. “My Lords,” he said, “my brother and I did not consult on this matter until he received the dream. He had never heard the words when he dreamed them. This can be no coincidence.”
Húrin shifted uncomfortably. “That may be so, Lord Faramir, but - ”
“That is so. The powers that sent the dreams to us offer a hope we have not had in years. We cannot afford to discard it out of mere policy.” Faramir laid his hands flat on the table. “Yet, the Lord Steward is correct; it would be folly to risk two captains at such a time. I will go, alone.”
Faramir the judge, pre-ROTK. Anything from quarrel between other children to substituting for Denethor (if you can make it credible - I know you can).
Well, thanks. This is a kind of loose interpretation of the prompt - I don't know if it's exactly what you were looking for and I haven't written Faramir in ages, so I hope this is satisfactory!
“We cannot spare any captains,” the Steward said, “let alone the Captain-General and Lord Faramir.”
The Council murmured its agreement. Boromir’s jaw clenched.
Faramir did not hesitate. “My Lords,” he said, “my brother and I did not consult on this matter until he received the dream. He had never heard the words when he dreamed them. This can be no coincidence.”
Húrin shifted uncomfortably. “That may be so, Lord Faramir, but - ”
“That is so. The powers that sent the dreams to us offer a hope we have not had in years. We cannot afford to discard it out of mere policy.” Faramir laid his hands flat on the table. “Yet, the Lord Steward is correct; it would be folly to risk two captains at such a time. I will go, alone.”