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Title: A Game Of Chess (#2067)
Author: isilelensar
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: The Silmarillion
Description: Maedhros' patience is pushed to it's limits... over a game.
Written for OSA Drabble challenge #18: Patience
Published: 15 Jul 2005
Updated: 15 Jul 2005
Warnings: none
Type: General
Characters: Glinneth (OFC), Maedhros


Chapter 1 - A Game Of Chess

He watches me from across the tabletop, waiting for me to make my move. The game requires lots of patience, of which his can be short, and it also requires lots of thought. One cannot just forge ahead with their pieces on the board. He taught me that. 

Our friendship is a peculiar one. We have known each other since our cradle days it seems, though it has only been a few weeks. His long, red hair glistens red-gold in the sunlight and I hear him sigh in mock despair.

“Is it my turn yet, Glinneth?” 

“Not just yet, Maedhros.”
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