Drabble. The Black Easterling
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fredbassettTitle : The Black Easterling
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : The Lord of the Rings/Unfinished Tales
Rating : 12
Characters : Khamûl
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for the Tolkien 100 challenge, Doomed to Die
Khamûl stared at his reflection in the burnished-glass mirror.
Flecks of grey were already appearing in his close-cropped dark beard.
He was a King of Men, a sorcerer of unparalleled power in his own land, maybe even one of the strongest in all the wide lands East of the Sea.
But even he could not stem the flow of time. Some things were beyond his power.
If he accepted the offer now, he would remain in his prime for many, many years,
He lightly stroked the naked flesh of the third finger on his right hand.
The time had come.
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : The Lord of the Rings/Unfinished Tales
Rating : 12
Characters : Khamûl
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for the Tolkien 100 challenge, Doomed to Die
Khamûl stared at his reflection in the burnished-glass mirror.
Flecks of grey were already appearing in his close-cropped dark beard.
He was a King of Men, a sorcerer of unparalleled power in his own land, maybe even one of the strongest in all the wide lands East of the Sea.
But even he could not stem the flow of time. Some things were beyond his power.
If he accepted the offer now, he would remain in his prime for many, many years,
He lightly stroked the naked flesh of the third finger on his right hand.
The time had come.