Aspects of Nerdanel 1 - Fractures in the Dark by Erulisse

Chapter 2 - Tripping Over Memory

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Tripping Over Memory

Nerdanel backed away from the chalked marble block. Catching her foot on the raised edge of a slate floor tile, she fell backward. Prone, she looked upward at the vaulted roof.

She saw her sons' signatures inscribed on a beam. Each one had labored to build her studio when she had moved away and they often visited her. I must ask Curufinwë to reset this tile when he visits again. It's not the first time I've tripped over it.

Then memory struck heavily and she recalled their Oath and their flight. An unacknowledged tear streaked its way down her cheek.

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