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“After Boromir was born, my mother was expected to conceive again, as soon as possible. A single heir would not suffice.” He’d been referred to as “the spare”, and Faramir had always had an aversion to the term. Not because it was derogatory towards himself, making his relevance dependant on the chance his brother’s death, but because it suggested such a chance even existed. Up until they day they parted, he had always believed his brother to be nothing but invincible, and resented anyone who suggested otherwise.<br> | “After Boromir was born, my mother was expected to conceive again, as soon as possible. A single heir would not suffice.” He’d been referred to as “the spare”, and Faramir had always had an aversion to the term. Not because it was derogatory towards himself, making his relevance dependant on the chance his brother’s death, but because it suggested such a chance even existed. Up until they day they parted, he had always believed his brother to be nothing but invincible, and resented anyone who suggested otherwise.<br> | ||
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The king looked at him patient but expectantly, and Faramir realized he must have paused a little too long. He took a deep breath and rushed out the next lines of his long rehearsed speech, skipping whole sections as he went along, eager to get it all out and over with. “It took longer than expected for her to conceive again. She saw every healer and midwife within the White City and far beyond, assuming Boromir’s birth must have left her scarred in some way, prohibiting another pregnancy, but they all assured her she was well, fully capable of having another child. And yet, the years passed, and... Eventually, my mother tried her luck with another man.” | The king looked at him patient but expectantly, and Faramir realized he must have paused a little too long. He took a deep breath and rushed out the next lines of his long rehearsed speech, skipping whole sections as he went along, eager to get it all out and over with. “It took longer than expected for her to conceive again. She saw every healer and midwife within the White City and far beyond, assuming Boromir’s birth must have left her scarred in some way, prohibiting another pregnancy, but they all assured her she was well, fully capable of having another child. And yet, the years passed, and... Eventually, my mother tried her luck with another man.” | ||
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“She must have planned it carefully. We shared three nights of passion shortly before I left Gondor. Or at least, I took it for passion. But Finduilas must have ensured it were exactly the right days, even selected me for the resemblance to her husband.” His words were harsh, the king must feel used, and understandably so; Faramir had feared just that. But still, in the way he spoke Faramir thought, or perhaps hoped, he could detect a trace of fondness. | “She must have planned it carefully. We shared three nights of passion shortly before I left Gondor. Or at least, I took it for passion. But Finduilas must have ensured it were exactly the right days, even selected me for the resemblance to her husband.” His words were harsh, the king must feel used, and understandably so; Faramir had feared just that. But still, in the way he spoke Faramir thought, or perhaps hoped, he could detect a trace of fondness. | ||
| − | “And yet, I can understand her.” Aragorn immediately added when he saw Faramir’s dread, “It was almost two years after they she and Denethor wed before Boromir’s imminent arrival was announced. I remember there was talk then, in those first years | + | “And yet, I can understand her.” Aragorn immediately added when he saw Faramir’s dread, “It was almost two years after they she and Denethor wed before Boromir’s imminent arrival was announced. I remember there was talk then, in those first years; vicious talk that Denethor had chosen the wrong bride. When Boromir was born, talk stopped for some time, but it quickly picked up again when the announcement of a second pregnancy remained forthcoming for two, three, four years. Noblemen even brought their unwedded daughters in to audiences again, hoping to catch the eye of the steward’s son they way they had before Denethor announced his engagement, while his wife sitting right next to him.” |
There was an awkward silence, which Faramir longed to fill with a barrage of questions about the mother he could hardly remember. But there were more serious issues to address first. | There was an awkward silence, which Faramir longed to fill with a barrage of questions about the mother he could hardly remember. But there were more serious issues to address first. | ||