Four Seasons in One Day

[hhimring]

Author: Himring
Title: Four Seasons in One Day
Characters: Aredhel, Amras, Amrod
Pairing: N/A
Text type / Format: Drabble
Source / Fandom: Silmarillion
Rating: General
Warnings: none
Word Count: 100
Summary: Although the Noldor have been in Middle-earth for a while, things are still very new to them: Aredhel, Amrod and Amras resuming old habits and exploring a new environment together.
Author notes: Prompt fill for the thematic prompts for March: balance and green.


‘It is hard to believe that it rained ice, earlier this morning’, commented Aredhel, squinting at brilliant shades of green in the noonday sun.

‘The Sindar call it hail,’ Amrod informed her helpfully.

It was their first shared hunting trip, here. Aredhel had suggested it.

‘Even under this new light, the weather is certainly a lot more unpredictable here in Middle-earth than it ever was in Valinor,’ said Amras. ‘Heat and cold, wet and dry, all in one day—it doesn’t seem as balanced.’

‘It keeps things interesting,’ said Aredhel, flashing him a grin.

Amras smiled.

‘It does!’ Amrod agreed.


A/N: the drabble also incorporates prompts from B2MeM 2021 and Feanorian Week.

Comments

[gabriel_seven]

This was nice.

The twins don't seem to get much attention in the fandom, so it's nice to read about them for a change and with Aredhel, no less.

[hhimring]

I have written a bit about the twins before, but it is true that they can use more attention.
I'm glad you like this scene with them and Aredhel!

[shirebound]

Every day must have brought something new and amazing!

[hhimring]

Indeed--every day full of new experiences!

[chestnut_pod]

A triple threat drabble!

Now there's a thought -- what must these new celestial bodies have done to the weather? Do we think they even had tides before the moon?

[hhimring]

It is clear that the impact of the celestial bodies on the environment was major and that must have included the weather!
I have seen the question of the tides discussed in fandom, not only in connection with the moon, but also in connection with a flat earth.
In the Book of Lost Tales, Tolkien has a mythological origin for the first tide, well before the moon, in a story that is probably not compatible with later versions.
I think Tolkien probably envisioned tides as nevertheless having been there already in the Time of the Trees, however they are to be explained, but it is hard to pin down.