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[rabidsamfan]

Malice

By summer I easily tolerate intruders, so seldom do they come to trail their insolence over my slumbering shoulders. But this is glorious winter, when the cold has wakened me, and the only sounds I wish to hear are the sweep of snow and the howl of wind.

One soft-footed Elf, and four nearly as quiet; and the Wizard, who makes no more racket than he must; two Men, and a pony I might suffer to pass, but for their comrade, whose arrogant clatter echoes painfully in the plundered places deep within.

I’ve a score to settle with you, Dwarf.



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Comments

[mordelhin.livejournal.com]

OK - delurking to say...

You are teh drabble master!

Those 100 words can really pack a whollop in the right hands. I love that, so often, I have no idea where you're going until the final line or two. It's like a punch in the gut...but in a good way!

:-)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Oh goody! *waves at all the lurkers*

It's nice to know that folks are reading. (and that they're liking too!)

Thanks!

[melilot-hill.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! I really like this one.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Thank you! i may revise it a little, since some folks are confused, but I'll have to think about it.

[rosiegardener.livejournal.com]

ha ! blame it on the dwarf ! nice POV !

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Well, and why not? What had any of the rest of them ever done to Caradhras, or their relations?

*grin*

Thanks!

[illyria-novia.livejournal.com]

The ents od Fangorn? No,no. The Fellowship has scattered by then. Moria? Hm... No snow inside. Old Man Willow? No,that was way before Imladris.

Ah.

Caradhras.

*and description of footfalls and rumbles in the belly of the mountain*

You're the best. *bows*

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Ayuh! Caradhras.

That's one mean mountain...

Thanks!

[oliviaramirez]

I like it. The Balrog sounds right angry. It is written from the Balrogs POV, isn't it?

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of Caradhras, actually, but it's kind of interesting to think of the balrog as being the spirit-heart of the mountain...

*wanders off in pursuit of bunny*

Thanks!

[oliviaramirez]

Am stoopid, it never even occurred to me that you would mean Caradhras, but ofcourse the landscape is psychotropic in Middle Earth.
Good bunnyhunting :)

[shirebound]

Hmmmm. I'll also vote for 'Caradhras'. You certainly have a way with few words, RSF!

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Yup. That's what I was thinking all right. (Considers altering a few words for more clarity.)

Thanks!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

So it's all Gimli's fault they got snowed out on Caradhras! I really like the unique perspective of looking at it from the mountain's point of view.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Someone wrote once that the very landscape in LotR has a personality, and I think it's true, don't you?

Thanks!

[cpsings4him.livejournal.com]

Uh-oh! Look out, Gimli!!

Another great one!

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

*can't help but see John Rhys-Davies covered in fake snow up to his shoulders*

Thank you!

[qinfinity.livejournal.com]

LOL! Caradhras is so moody.

I really like the unique perspective on this drabble. I don't think I've ever read one like this.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

I expect someone's tried a story like it sometime. Caradhras is such a character in the book, after all.

Thanks!

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

Wow.

Really. Wow.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Yay! You're back! I hope you had fun. And thanks, I'm glad you liked this one!

[periantari.livejournal.com]

i love this drabble... (sorry late in the commenting...i've been "out-of-it" these days :P )
but i really love your first two lines.. they're written so poetic, so descriptive... and i (as always) love your last line =)
lovely drabble, RSF =)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

As I slowly catch up with the comments...

I never mind late comments, btw. They all hit my mailbox sooner or later.

Reading this drabble again I almost want to muck with it. But it works, it works.

Thank you!