Black Magic

[altariel]

Oh yes, still drabbling. Enchantment is found in familiar places.

Black Magic

Ithilien, in the Fourth Age

Wizards and monsters may have left the world, but enchantment remains, found suddenly in familiar places.

The forge stands at the foot of the hill. Morwen has passed by most days, but never before entered. Today she stands for a spell on the threshold, watching the smith at work, and each morning thereafter she comes back, mesmerised by his elemental craft. Metal bends to him; fire obeys him; air and water do his will.

After a week, he offers her the hammer. A shaky first attempt. So he teaches patience, respect for skill and tool, the humility of true mastery.

Comments

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I love this!

Wizards and monsters may have left the world, but enchantment remains, found suddenly in familiar places.
That is how I feel about science, and it always saddens me when people claim science 'takes the wonder out of the world'. To me it is about really looking at things and trying to understand how they work, and when you manage that makes them even more wonderful.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I completely agree. Stars and magic, as the Doctor once said. To be able to read and interpret the world in more complex and nuanced ways can only be wonderful.