Heartbreaking - but very poetic. I love how you wrapped Finrod's shift in focus into the contrasting sound-images of the nightingale's song and the less artful (but perhaps more steady?) sound of water.

This resonates; the way you use the images of the nightingales and the water conveys so much.

This is so beautiful, Janeways!

Poor, dear Finrod. Leaving Amarie behind, is a loss of sorts.But his brother appears to have it worse.

Aegnor and Andreth, my favorite couple, so much love and sadness.

I've just thought. Have you read "For him I cry" by Elithien. It's listed as the first story in the Library of Tirion (SWG) OMG! I cried while eating a whole bar of chocolate. Such a beautiful story.