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Title: Looking Back (#1673)
Author: SilverMoonLady
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Lord of the Rings
Description: Denethor reflects... For Drabble Challenge #1: Regrets
Published: 15 Mar 2005
Updated: 15 Mar 2005
Warnings:
Type: Angst
Characters: Denethor


Chapter 1 - Looking Back

Looking back, from beyond Death’s door, I see with new clarity the path of my life. Without the veil of vanity, delusion and horror-struck grief, I stand witness to the choices I have made, and I am comforted to find that, regardless of consequence, they were nonetheless always guided by honorable intent.
I cannot truly regret any of them, save one. I would that our last words had not been so hard; I would that I had died with love of you, rather than pride, upon my lips.
Dare I hope that a better son may forgive a bitter father?
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