Words beneath a dappled sky

Eowyn's despairing hidden love for what she could not have, and the final resolution of that hurt. With it I'm placing a character sketch of Grima, a strangely intimate look at the twisted relationship from Theoden's point of view.

Not for Thee
( I'll numb my heart to set it free, drown in a blacker day )
-
Snake
( Tell me again how the flames of this fire are sufficient light for old eyes...lest I awake )
-