Of course, I own nothing, it all belongs to Tolkien.
Thanks to my friends for the initial feedback, and especially Achipiquonque for the wonderful comments that helped make this story better! This was written March 1-3, 2007, for the March Character of the Month challenge at Silmarillion Writers' Guild.
The lovely illustration was a birthday present from Oloriel, whose artwork can be found here.
This is the first story I've posted at Stories of Arda. :)
Allie
March 18, 2007