tolkien100 | The voice of the river awoke, by Himring (non-Challenge)

Title : The voice of the river awoke
Author : Himring
Fandom : Lord of the Rings
Rating : PG
Characters : the river Isen
Disclaimer : The River Isen is Tolkien's and flows through The Two Towers.
Spoilers : for the Fall of Isengard
Summary : The fall of Isengard, from an unusual point of view.

The Isen had not been free. Saruman had used it to drive mill wheels, poured poison into it, boiled it, evaporated it as steam… The Isen’s levels had sunk year after year, the fish in its waters had died, and so it was only too willing to be dammed up by the Ents so that it could sweep Saruman’s filth away for good. They hardly needed to ask.

As the Isen rushed down its old channel again, past the encampment of Theoden’s company and the fords were Theodred had fallen, it rejoiced, bubbling and singing to itself in the darkness.

A/N: From a drabbling session at the SWG Discord.