Feanorian silences

[alasse_mirimiel]

In which Elros is Not Impressed by Elven-kind and Elrond is trying to pretend he's not comparing everyone in a position of authority to Maedhros and finds them lacking.

Ereinion clearly thinks that it was a terrible thing to happen to us, to be fostered by Maglor, and maybe he’s right. But I think he imagines that there are dark hurtful secrets in our past that we aren’t revealing, obscure Feanorian transgressions.  There are no sinister Feanorian secrets, though. All Maedhros and Maglor’s crimes are public knowledge. We are merely replicating Feanorian silences.

- from "A Walk in the Forest, an Evening by the Fire" by Himring

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[alasse-mirimiel.livejournal.com]

I imagine there was something more about the way they acted that made Ereinion believe they had a terrible childhood, other than their silence. Of course, it'd never cross his mind that being "rescued" from Maedhros and Maglor was the issue :P

And this is kind of a thank you for writing amazing stories!

[hhimring]

To be sure!
It wasn't just that they weren't talking about the Sons of Feanor.
It was a time of really difficult adjustments for them.
But of course, after Sirion, Ereinion would have been prone to believe the worst anyway!