Choose Life, a lord of the rings fanfic
[ad_1] Choose Life These characters belong to Tolkien and his heirs. I make no money from writing this story. Caught between life and death, Faramir faces a decision. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live – The Bible Deuteronomy 30:19 A/n. Some lines are taken directly from Tolkien. Faramir had ridden out to battle more times than he cared to count. Today, though, was different. He was certain he would not return. No man had wanted this mission, so hopeless did it seem. Only his father’s piercing gaze and direct challenge to his courage had compelled him to volunteer. There was no other choice. His father expected him to atone for not bringing him the Halflings and the thing that they carried. He preferred to think of it as simply a thing. He had spoken truly when he had told the Halflings that he would leave it on the highway if he found it, but that did not mean he could not feel the Ring’s lure. It seemed to whisper to him that […] More