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Hi 1L - reposting my Mefa review here:

This ficlet contains a chilling and effective contrast between the first sentence showing the dawning of a beautiful day [“with soft tones in the clouds”] and the horror of the next line that graphically depicts the desecration of Ost-in-Edhil. Then, the point of view character with a small, mundane action, that of picking up a comb and fixing her hair, shows her madness, despair, and courage all at once. Marvelously evocative.

I loved writing this drabble - not the future events, but the subject matter - approaching immenent death with dignity.  I suspect it is something that all of us would like to be able to do, and something that very few can actually achieve.  She achieves it because of her bond with her lover from long ago and the courage that he had displayed.  His token of love allows her to anchor and the actions of fixing her hair calm her before the storm hits.  

I can't specify how very much your words mean to me, just be assured that they mean everything!  

- Erulisse (one L)