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Title: Morning in Osgiliath (#2189)
Author: Cressida
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Lord of the Rings
Description: June 3018: A misty sunrise just before battle. Drabble challenge entry for "The calm before the storm."
Published: 24 Aug 2005
Updated: 24 Aug 2005
Warnings:
Type: General
Characters: Boromir; Faramir


Chapter 1 - Morning in Osgiliath

Boromir rose early, but Faramir had awakened earlier still. Boromir found him sitting on the fallen lintel of a once-grand building, gazing eastward through the mist.

"In Dol Amroth, the sailors say a red dawn promises foul weather," Boromir commented lightly. He sat down beside Faramir. "But if that were true, we should never see the sun here."

Faramir half-smiled, then answered soberly: "Perhaps it betokens another kind of storm. They will strike today."

Boromir did not ask how he knew. "Is that why you are up so early?"

Faramir shook his head slowly, eyes distant. "I had a dream...."
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