Summary: Aerin’s thoughts after Túrin had slain her husband, Brodda. Told from the beholder’s perspective, not from her own. 105 words.
Author’s note: J.E.A. Tyler assumed that Aerin was slain by the enraged Easterlings after Brodda’s death. I adopted the theory for this drabble.
Author’s note: J.E.A. Tyler assumed that Aerin was slain by the enraged Easterlings after Brodda’s death. I adopted the theory for this drabble.
Brodda had been a harsh man, enemy of the Edain, willing ally of Morgoth. But she had found a purpose in his house, helping her own people – Túrin and his mother among them.
She had never loved him, nor the children he had sired, but now she had no-one left.
She heard the uproar from the outside and knew they were coming. She rose and opened the door, welcoming the first strike.