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Title: Lingering (#2576)
Author: Cressida
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Lord of the Rings
Description: A drabble for Ash Wednesday.  After the events of The Return of the King, Faramir visits the House of the Stewards.
Published: 01 Mar 2006
Updated: 01 Mar 2006
Warnings: 
Type: Angst
Characters: Faramir


Chapter 1 - Lingering

Faramir stands amid the ruins of the House of the Stewards.  Gingerly, he lays his palm against a soot-stained wall, as if to assure himself this is indeed the tomb where his ancestors once rested in solemn dignity.  All lost now, and his father with them--vanished in a blaze of hideous light while Faramir wandered in darkness. 

He presses his forehead to the stone and closes his eyes.  A breeze laden with fine ashes gently ruffles his hair.

At last he straightens and turns away, brushing off his hands.  Unnoticed, a smear of ash still clings to his forehead.
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