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(( This would be written in untidy handwriting, as Damosel writes things right there and then. And if you're going to ask about the spelling mistakes, may I remind you that it's her notebook. ))
Oft ic sceolde ana Often (or always) I had alone
uhtna gehwylce to speak of my trouble
mine ceare cwiþan. each morning before dawn.
Nis nu cwicra nan There is none now living
þe ic him modsefan to whom I dare
Manadhlaer, bundled in a robe but insisting that she keep Themodir's gift -- the diamond brooch -- pinned to it, weeps alone in her rooms. Her silver betrothal ring is seen on her left hand, while the gold wedding band is newly placed on her right. Once the words were pronounced and each lover's champion consented to the marriage, and his bride put the gold ring on his finger, Themodir told Manadhlaer he had always loved her and then died on the stone pathway.
Manadhlaer, with her pink diamond brooch that her betrothed gave her firmly pinned to her wrap, has a light-hearted discussion with an Imladris sparrow.
Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion that it may be the ultimate cause of all joy.
Source:
I am the original artist (I will never be satisfied with this, the characters are too precious to me).
It's late, but I decided to write my thoughts down for a moment.
I remember a long time ago, before I had ever seen war. Times were better then. Love was easier to find, because your heart hadn't grown into a hunk of iron yet. You let war consume you. You let it seep into the rock that is your flesh. It was you, Azkas, who forgot how to show compassion.