Prompt – Happiest Moment

Title - Free at Last?
Author: Linda Hoyland
Characters/Pairing: Éowyn, Grima
Rating: PG

Disclaimer - These characters all belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien. This story was written for pleasure and not for financial gain.

He spits on the steps in a final act of defiance. I linger, watching him vanish into the distance.

Has Wormtongue truly departed? Will he truly no longer follow me, never again make my flesh creep when his hand brushes against mine, no more whisper poisonous words in my uncle's ear?

Shall I be able to awaken each morning without fearing that this might be the day when he forces me to do his will?

A great weight is lifted from my heart. Yet I cannot rejoice. I have known sorrow for so long I have forgotten what hope is.