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Across Arda's Ages  by Rhyselle

Nov 14: Filemot (Fourth Age, East Lorien)


Celeborn looked up from the letter he was writing as a leaf-laden breeze from the West blew in through the open window of his study.   Leaves—beech, oak, and others—danced about the room before settling to lie in the corners and across the floor, as a final puff stirred his silver hair about his shoulders.

He shook his head, dislodging a leaf that had caught on the filigree circlet. It fluttered down to land on the parchment, smearing the wet ink.

Celeborn stared down at the dull brown mallorn leaf, and closed his eyes in grief.

Lothlorien had finally faded.


A/N: Filemot (FIL-mot) noun, adjective. The color of a dead or faded leaf: dull brown or yellowish brown. [From the corruption of the French term feuillemorte, from feuille (leaf) + morte (dead). Ultimately from Indo-European root bhel- (to thrive or bloom) that gave us flower, bleed, bless, foliage, blossom, and blade.]







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