TRIPLE DRAPPLE - Small Mercies - G

[tuxedo_elf]

Yay, I wrote something! :P

Title: Small Mercies
Author: Tuxedo Elf
Rating: G
Word count: 300
Summary: The aftermath of battle

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Somehow, they had won. Despite being greatly outnumbered and losing many warriors to injury and death, they had prevailed. Now at last there was peace again, though the scars would leave their mark for many years to come. Many would not remain on these shores long enough to see them healed.

Yet they would try. Trudging through the churned mud that now surrounded the Golden Wood, the three Elves dragged Orc corpses into a pile and retrieved Elven weapons as they walked, a slow trek round the entire perimeter.

“What a mess,” Orophin sighed softly as they walked around a felled mallorn, the glory of the tree now long gone, its branches bare and silver trunk dulled to grey. “I never thought I would see a war so ugly as this one.”

Haldir paused, squeezing his brother’s shoulder lightly. “It is hard to see so much you love fallen and desecrated,” he agreed. “Yet we must be grateful that we won and have the chance to put things to rights. It could have been a lot worse.”

Rúmil looked sceptical. “How so?” he asked, hardly believing his ears.

Haldir looked away from the wood then, across the horizon. “There was talk of sending us to aid the Men… of sending a whole army to fight at Helms Deep. We must be grateful that Celeborn and Galadriel saw the folly of that idea and we remained here, to defend our own borders.”

“You really think that would have been worse?” Orophin queried.

Still not looking at his brothers, Haldir nodded.

“What makes you think that?” Rúmil asked. “Surely numbers and defences would have been more favourable.”

Tearing his eyes away from the skyline, Haldir turned back to them, looking at his brothers with a troubled expression. “It is just a feeling.”

END

Comments

[naurring.livejournal.com]

Oh that's amazing! I really love it. You mixed the movie and the book really awsomely here. Makes a shudder run down your back.

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was just a little 'what if' moment that popped into my mind!

[jay-of-lasgalen.livejournal.com]

Thank you for putting right the tragedy of Haldir's death at Helm's Deep. While I loved the scene where the elves arrived there (even though it was totally AU!), Haldir's death was just wrong.

I like his 'feeling' - perhaps he has a little foresight?

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I loved the arrival scene too and was fine with the AU-ness of it - until they pushed it too far!

Glad you liked it - and yes, maybe a little foresight on Haldir's part!

[sildil]

Nice, and I didn't see that coming!

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Just a little 'what if' moment that popped into my mind. :)

[gwaelinn.livejournal.com]

*shivers* Cool fic!!!

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it. :)

[minuial_nuwing]

Oh, well done, Tux! I love the way you have righted the wrong done at Helm's Deep.

**hugs**

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

Thanks Min! I never could forgive the killing off of Haldir!

*Hugs*

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

That was just so amazingly right!! Really well done, I loved it. Puts the events of the movie, no matter how dramatically effective, in their place, lol.

I like elves with good instincts :D

*hugs*

[tuxedo-elf.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Kei! Never forgave PJ that trasgression!

Haldir's definitely an Elf with good instincts, lol.