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“Indeed Farael, you speak wise words.”

Bredans mind went back to when he was a child in Gondor, and the shadow from the east had started rising, you did not have to speak to people to see the dread they had, Bredan had been sent with lots of other children to more safer location at the top of the city, before he left him, Fadeling, Bredans father had a long discussion, Bredan did not think it at the time, but he realised now that it was his father saying good bye.

Treat loss as you treat victory in life son, we learn by our defeats. Do not cry son, no matter how many people die in the coming battle always remember for what they died, they died to protect truth, love and all things that are good. They are important, son.

Bredan remembered the whole scene vividly, he remembered that his father reached to the back of his own neck and took of the chain that hung around his neck.

Your mother gave me this when we married, look after it for me Bredan, I will collect it later.

Bredan hugged his father,

I must now take you to where most children are hiding to keep safe,

Bredan remembered thinking how lonely he would be without his Father, he had never known his mother who died in childbirth. Fadeling his father took him to the very top of the city and walked him to edge, Bredan had clung tightly to his fathers’ hand, wary of the height. When the young Bredan looked up and saw the dark cloud above Mordor he hugged his father who kneeled down to talk to him softly.

Bredan, I want yo to look at the darkness, please.

Bredan cried and quivered, it was horrible, his father wiped tears away from Bredans’ face.

Now look the other way, look into the west.

Bredan saw fields of gold and mountains all lit up by the sun, it was beautiful.

That is what we are protecting Bredan, the beauty of Middle Earth.

They had one last embrace and kissed. Bredan was shown to an old lady that had lived next door to him and his father, she would look after him whilst his father was away.

Back at the party Bredan wiped away tears and looked at the mix of people from Middle Earth all enjoying the party together, taking a deep breath in he said, not exclusively to anyone but loud that close may here.

“That is the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen.”