know that all my love will be your breath by Zdenka

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Fanwork Notes

Written for SWG Orctober for the prompt The Long Thirst (Anfauglith) and the fffc Little Madness challenge (to write as many drabbles as possible in a week). 100 words according to MS Word.

Also fills a square for lyricaltitles 2024 bingo: Lyric with "love" or "hate". Title from the song "Canary in a Coal Mine" by The Crane Wives.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Rían falls unconscious at the Mound of the Slain and hears Huor's voice telling her to live.

Major Characters: Rían

Major Relationships: Huor/Rían

Genre: Alternate Universe, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Het

Challenges: Orctober

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 103
Posted on 12 November 2024 Updated on 12 November 2024

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Rían staggers over the last miles, her throat parched and her feet dragging in the dust. When she sees the green mound before her, she lets herself drink the last few drops in her waterskin. She reaches it and falls; her fingers touch soft grass, and then her sight grows dark.

“Rían. Rían, beloved. Wake up.”

“Huor,” she whispers, her lips barely moving.

“You must not die here, beloved. Take rest, and then return to the green lands.”

When she wakes up, her waterskin is full again. She squares her shoulders, and rises unsteadily for the journey back across Anfauglith.

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