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Title: Away (#714)
Author: Mitasova
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Lord of the Rings
Description: Short Boromir vignette, set somewhere not far before the battle of Osgiliath
Published: 20 Mar 2004
Updated: 20 Mar 2004
Warnings: none
Type: General
Characters: Boromir


Chapter 1 - Away

Away


He wanted to be left alone.

The vaulted roof of his chamber pressed on him from above and the two
men whom he loved beyond any rational thought pressed on him from both
sides 'till he was ready to crack, to weep or lash out in mindless
ire.

Today, it was the latter, and now even the most trusted servants were
giving his abode a generous berth, hurrying on their errands.

His Lord and Father has locked himself away with this *thing*
again, staring at one fixed point with stony determination and
something else that he did not wish to acknowledge. Something very
much akin to hunger.

And his brother was seeking refuge in the library, as has always been
his custom. Tomorrow, he will seek him out to plead forgiveness. He
will be forgiven, of course, but there will be one more layer of hurt
in the beloved eyes - the layer he was exclusively responsible for.

He was helpless. He wanted to go to the Oyster And Ox and drunk
himself blind, or better still, ride out to Osgiliath and kill
something that always lurked there. To feel the crunch and the thrill.
To feel himself.

Boromir of Gondor hunched in the deep sill of a window opened in a
fragrant evening garden and sunk his head in his hands.

He wanted away.
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