THE LONELY STAR (Contd. from BD birthday party)

[piosenniel]

Rose, sitting high on Bird's shoulders, was the first to see the city, itself.

'Look, look!', she cried, clapping her hands together excitedly. 'What beautiful tower is that, shining so bright in the sun?'

'The White Tower of Ecthelion!', came the voice of Mithadan, his dark eyes sparkling with delight.

'O!' sighed Childe, 'I never thought to see this image come to life!' As if in a dream, she quoted a much loved passage from an old book of hers:

...the Tower of Ecthelion, standing high within the topmost walls, shone out against the sky, glimmering like a spike of pearl and silver, tall and fair and shapely, and its pinnacle glittered as if it were wrought of crystals...'(ROTK)

[ July 05, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]