A Drabble For Halloween

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Title:  The Houseless Ones

Author: Jay of Lasgalen

Characters: Legolas, Gimli

Disclaimer: Tolkien's, not mine.

A spooky drabble for Halloween.

 

The Houseless Ones

 

 

“Legends say that on this day, the dead walk.”

 

“Ha!  I thought you feared not the dead, Master Elf?”

 

Legolas shrugged.  “The ghosts of men hold no terror for me.  But my own people – they are the houseless ones, who refused the summons of Mandos.   In denying death, they became trapped between Arda and the Halls.  I have seen them, Gimli – wisps of mist; flickering flames rising out of the cold earth.  They are restless.  We should hurry.”

 

Around them, darkness spread; misty flames flickering slowly above unseen candles as pale lights and shadows grew. 

 

The dead walked with them.