March 2020 instadrabbles! by RaisingCaiin

lighthouse, glass, star, waters

for the prompt "lighthouse, glass, star, waters"

Elwing in Aman

New quarters are built for Elwing in a tower by the harbor. It was meant to be a lighthouse, perhaps, before the builders had realized that, actually no, the ships should already know their way home; any vessel that required guidance toward Aman should not be there at all.

Many days she spends wandering beneath the great panes of glass. Many more she spends wandering the shore, with or without the wings that Ulmo has not seen fit to take from her body's memories.

Perhaps they expect her to watch the dark night skies for a certain star, but Elwing finds that she would rather seek out the dark waters below instead. The quiet sounds and rhythmic motion of the waves are soothing, and she would rather not be sleeping: she does not much care for her dreams these days.