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Title: The Crossing (#3223)
Author: isilelensar
Chapters: 4

Archive: Tolkien
Category: The Silmarillion
Description: A series of drabbles depicting the crossing of the Grinding Ice and how it brought sadness to one family.
Published: 27 Dec 2006
Updated: 27 Dec 2006
Warnings: none
Type: Drama
Characters: Elenwe, Turgon, Idril


Chapter 1 - Elenwe

It is too cold. I cannot feel my feet anymore, nor can I feel any part of my body. The wind blows shrilly over the vast expance of ice, and no amount of covering can shield me from it. My body is frozen. I cannot think but to put one foot in front of the other, and even then, it is a hardship. My husband and daughter try to move me; offer their warmth by holding me and sharing their furs, but I can go no further. I will not survive the crossing. I pray they will forgive my weakness.


Chapter 2 - Turgon

We move forward, my daughter and I. We move forward, because we cannot look back. Behind us lies the place where my beloved Elenwë fell, never to rise again. My beautiful, fair wife, who could not withstand the cold and ice: no matter how we tried to warm her. She slipped under the ice, and we shall never have her light in our lives again. All that is left to me is my daughter, who resembles her mother so very much. I shall see us both across this accursed ice. I will not lose Idril as I lost her mother.


Chapter 3 - Idril

So this is Middle-earth? Somehow, it does not seem as impressive as I imagined it to be. Certainly not the lands Mama described in stories before we left Aman. Papa and I stop to look around at what is now our new home. The sun sparkles against the snow, like diamonds, reminding me of Mama’s eyes. There is a golden glow in the sky, and I remember mother’s beautiful hair. Perhaps I shall come to love this new world as much as I loved Mama. She said it would be beautiful. I only wish she was here to see it.


Chapter 4 - Author's Notes

My thanks to Rhapsy, who provided the beta, and the nudging to enter the challenge in the first place. Even though I'm about a week (or more) late. ;-) Thanks, hun!
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