Prompt - Regret
Title – Clarity
Author: Linda Hoyland
Characters/Pairing: Boromir, Aragorn, Faramir
Rating: PG
Disclaimer - These characters all belong to the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien. This story was written for pleasure and not for financial gain.
Clarity
Boromir could see clearly now. This was never meant to be his task, but Faramir's.
He should never have begged the errand that was rightfully his brother's. Faramir has a stronger will and wiser heart. The Ring's evil would never have ensnared him.
Faramir would have endured Galadriel's gaze and looked her calmly in the eye.
"I am sorry," Boromir whispered.
Aragorn clasped his hand and tried to reassure him.
The light was fading, and with it the glory of Gondor. Had his folly doomed all of Middle-earth to darkness? Now he could only atone with his fast ebbing lifeblood.