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Title: The Prophet (#1823)
Author: Haleth
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Lord of the Rings
Description: Malbeth the Seer, advisor to the last King of Arthedain, contemplates his gift and sends a message meant to be delivered over a millenia in the future.
Second Challenge Entry for Tragic Characters.
Published: 21 Apr 2005
Updated: 21 Apr 2005
Warnings: Gloomy
Type: Drama
Characters: Malbeth


Chapter 1 - The Prophet

Prophesy is a gift, or so say unburdened fools who account foreknowledge a benefaction.

Unhappy is the man who awaits the end of all he holds dear. 

Unpopular is the advisor who predicts his monarch's demise.

Yet a slim ray of hope lives within this choking pall of darkness; the hope of the Dead.  I set down these words and send them to Imladris, trusting Elrond to keep them for the proper time.

It is a time I shall never see.  Soon Malbeth shall join the dead in their quiet slumber.  May the darkness then be lifted from my soul.
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