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Title: A Broken Heart (#2515)
Author: isilelensar
Chapters: 2

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Lord of the Rings (Movieverse)
Description: an extended glimpse of a movie!verse scene between Faramir, Frodo, and Sam.
Published: 20 Jan 2006
Updated: 20 Jan 2006
Warnings: none
Type: General
Characters: Faramir, Frodo, and Sam


Chapter 1 - A Broken Heart

“We set out from Rivendell with seven companions. One we lost in Moria. Two were my kin. A dwarf there was also. And an elf. And two men. Aragorn, son of Arathorn and Boromir of Gondor.”

My brother! They were the last to see Boromir alive! My heart breaks a-new, for once again I see my beloved brother’s body in a boat as it floats past me in the river. Would that I had gone to Rivendell instead of him! Maybe if I had gone, he would still be alive, and father would have lost the son he didn’t love.


Chapter 2 - Author's Notes

Well, I thought my drabble muse had run off somewhere, but apparently not. :-)

I was always thinking what could possibly have gone through Faramir's mind when he found out the two hobbits in front of him knew Boromir, and were the last two to see him alive (as far as he knew). I thought about him wondering how he died, but that started going longer than 100-words. I thought about using more lines from the movie, but that got long too. Instead, I got this. :-)

And yes, I realise that book!Denethor probably did love Faramir. But as I was exposed first to movies and then to books, it still didn't improve my opinion of the Steward.

Enjoy!
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