Title: The Long Dark of Moria
Theme: Set #2, Theme #2, “Dark”
Genre (s): General
Pairing (s): N/A
Rating: G
Summary: A drabble…

THE LONG DARK OF MORIA

The glow at the staff’s end makes a circle of light, radiating just enough to encase the figures within its compass and illuminate the way a few steps. All around, the darkness presses against the pale circle of light.

Within the glow, nine figures move: four short, one a bit taller, and four quite tall. The figures halt. The four smallest collapse in a weary huddle, followed by the remaining ones, until only the one with the staff yet stands.

The light slowly fades out.

In the blackness all that remains is the sound of ragged breathing and pounding heartbeats.

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