Week 5: This week was about cooperation between the teams to defeat Morgoth at the end of the game. We accepted the challenge of Glorfindel to write a drabble for every one of the 63 challenges together.

Tales of the Ranger and Slayer: A duel of words and not swords. One night in the Hall of Fire, Aragorn and Glorfindel tell tales, some tall and some true. (A collection of drabbles)

Challenge (Cuiviénen): Choose a favorite novel, short story, or poem. Write down the first line from it. Begin a story or poem using that line (or create an artwork that could be inspired by a scene beginning with that line). If the line has names or places that do not appear in your story, you may substitute something more appropriate.

The City Burned

The city burned. The narrow streets leading to the ditch, to the first girth of fortification, glowed with heat. The white walls turned red. Eärendil's eyes widened in fear. He didn't truly understand what is happening - a scared child in the middle of inferno. He did not recognize the familiar streets. The trees in the apple orchard burned. He wanted to see his favourite tree that he used to climb - a morbid curiosity - but through the smoke he could not find it. His mother grabbed his hand, and they ran, ran away from the smoke and flames. His home burned...

The first line is from the Witcher Saga by the polish writer A. Sapkowski (translated to English)