Day 69: Dereliction of Duty
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Dereliction of Duty
For months, it was a camp more than a town. Of men under canvas who daily toiled to clear rubble, rebuild walls, fix roofs, and till fields that had seen no crops but weeds for many a year.
But slowly the women returned. Wives, mothers, daughters: turning houses into homes, planting gardens in the garths, keeping chickens, gathering and gleaning after the reapers.
After a while, seeing how his people and their families flourished, Bard realised he had put in train all that mattered for the rebuilding of the Kingdom of Dale – save perhaps the most important task of all.
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Date: 2007-06-24 07:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-27 10:07 pm (UTC)And yes, I'm toying with the idea of writing some more about Erebor and Dale - maybe not Bard's wedding, but definitely more about life there after the end of The Hobbit.
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Date: 2007-06-25 08:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-27 10:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-04 03:21 am (UTC)Denise
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Date: 2007-07-04 09:03 pm (UTC)Exactly! Glad that came across so strongly.
If not a Bard wedding, how about a Bard courtship?
I see you already found the follow up. *g*