Day 95: Not Waving But Drowning

[tanaquiljall]

gwynnyd wanted to know what Galadriel feels when the One Ring is destroyed.

Day 95

as part of the Possessing the greatest powers series.

Not Waving But Drowning

She is mistress of the land between the rivers: nimble-footed Nimrodel, singing gaily as she descends from the mountains; icy Celebrant, growing swift and strong as he gathers others to his cause; endless Anduin, for whom Lórien is only a passing interlude in his long journey to the Sea.

The power of the ring flows through her and out of her: flooding her domain to its river limits with music of her own making; washing clean each weary day as if with water new-made by Ulmo himself.

Suddenly, her music fails. In the silence, she hears at last Ulmo's voice.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Marvelous! I think the water theme is perfect, considering how her power is shown via the Mirror in the books. I love the last two lines in particular.

How does Celeborn react to the Ring's passing, in your mind? And will you do Gandalf as well (although he's pretty busy at the time, of course)?

Denise

[tanaquiljall]

Thanks. I got to thinking about how Lorien is actually rather "watery" - which is both surprising, given it's a forest, and not at all surprising given which ring Galadriel has.

I am planning to do Gandalf as well, although I'm still pondering how that will work out with the whole fire metaphor.

And interesting prompt about Celeborn: I have a vague memory of having written something along those lines ages ago (LOL - too many drabbles!) so I'll have to check what I wrote before.

[phyloxena.livejournal.com]

It is very fitting that Galadriel, unlike Elrond, is not *only* relieved. I wonder how much she misses her powers, how much of a sacrifice the Quest was for her.

[tanaquiljall]

I always got the impression that she was meant to have felt emotionally and spiritually comfortable with the loss of power, as well as logically - that she'd reached a point where she no longer craved the chance to exercise that kind of "domination". Of course, she'd still be a pretty damn powerful Elf.

Anyway, I'm glad you liked the drabble and the conclusion I gave it.

[gwynnyd.livejournal.com]

LOL- damn powerful is right.

She sang Dol Duldur off its foundations and 'laid bare its pits' after the ring was destroyed.

[tanaquiljall]

Yep - still very powerful, just not with a desire for the kind of power that wants to dominate and control others!