For peggaboo. Sorry I wasn’t around on your actual birthday. Hope you enjoy it even though it’s late ❤
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You.
The Orc yelped and scrambled to a crooked-back attention.
“Yes, my lord- I mean your majesty- I mean your evilness-“
Silence.
The Orc yelped again and subsided, muttering frantically to itself.
Concealed within his helmet, Sauron rolled his eyes.
Find someone who knows how to bake, vermin.
The Orc gibbered.
“Bake vermin, Master? Most of us can char rats and such, not sure if any of ‘em can bake ‘em…”
No, you are the vermin. Find someone who can bake pastries.
The Orc froze.
“Er… pastries, your wickedness?”
Yes, pastries, you fool. Composed of flour and sugar and baked. Pastries.
“Forgive me for asking, but… why, your…” the Orc paused and struggled to come up with something it had not yet said. Sauron rolled his eyes so hard it was nearly painful.
It is no business of yours, mortal. Find a Man if you must. Anyone who can bake a cake.
“A cake, Sire?”
I am not a king, you imbecile. Just… ‘my lord’ will do, just find me a cake.
“Yes, Master, of course, Master.”
It hurried out the door, gibbering to itself. Sauron shut the door firmly behind it, leaning heavily on the wood. He took off his helmet and tossed it across the room, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
“I am completely and utterly surrounded by half-wits.” Then he paused and chortled to himself. “But I shall have cake on my name-day, and that is all that matters.”
Tag: sauron
I was wondering, how did Sauron know Nori’s Dark Name? Does he know others? And would other Maiar/Valar know (like Gandalf?) a dwarf’s Dark Name?
Hey Nonnie! I’ve blabbed a little about this before here, but TL:DR – basically, yes, I believe that the ‘higher’ beings such as the Maiar and the Valar would be able to see the name written into each Dwarf at their making.
Particularly Maia like Sauron and Saruman, who were students of Aule and know their Master’s work. They would be able to see it immediately, really.
you know how much sauron desired to know where the three elven rings were and who they belonged to?
it’s freaking hilarious that at one point (dol guldur), all three rings was just in front of his nose and he didn’t even discover them
Sweet merciful Mahal, I’ve been productive this weekend! O__O
-Narvi (are you surprised?) with a to-scale model of Minas Tirith. Since she can’t do anything about the actual city she decided to carve it out a huge block of marble. I just liked the idea of it.
-The one thing Narvi and Thráin can agree on. (They probably have more things in common than this, they just don’t acknowledge it.)
-A quick illustration for the latest chapter (number 37). Narvi was glaring at the Pool “as if trying to solve a puzzle”. Had to draw it.
-Re-designed Kárkad’s beard.
-A small part of a comic I’ve sketched out. We’ll see when I finish it.
-Me after this weekend. I’ve spent the last two days either knitting or drawing, and from the right angle my black circles look enormous.
-This is old! I started it in 2014! It’s supposed to be Mahal’s forge, though I’m not sure how well I captured it.
-Nienna! Really liked how her face turned out. The mist/smoke appeared because I didn’t want to draw her feet.
OH HIPPO I LOVE THEM ALL BUT ESPECIALLY THRAIN AND NARVI GIVING SAURON THE BIRD
OH SO MUCH
BECAUSE THEY SHOULD AND TOTALLY WOULD OH MY GODDD
AHHHH NARVI’S HAIR AND FACE IN THAT FIRST ONE AND HOW MUCH DO I ADORE PICS OF DWARROWDAMS CRAFTING
A HELL OF A LOT THAT’S HOW MUCH
NIENNA IS GLORIOUS
THANKYOU THANK YOU SO MUUUUUCH ❤
“None the less it may well be, as the Dwarves now believe, that Sauron by his arts had discovered who had this Ring, the last [of the Seven Dwarf Rings] to remain free, and that the singular misfortunes of the heirs of Durin were largely due to his malice.”
in which Tolkien lays blame for the doom of Durin’s heirs, including Thorin Oakenshield
Holy crap! I just realized how extra awful it must have been for Nori to hear Sauron use his Dark-Name. Like, he’s NEVER told anyone, so the first time he’s ever heard it used out in the open is in violation of himself
exACTly.
Poor Nori. It takes a lot to rile him – his facade of cockiness and vanity is nearly impenetrable – so when Fili mentions that Nori actually looks upset… Whoa.
so the awkward, uncomfortable feeling I got when Sauron tried to use Nori’s name against him (it was Nori, right? or was that Fili) was totally supposed to happen?
Yes, that feeling was completely intentional. And it was both, actually. The Ring is an equal-opportunity temptation.
(We only saw it from Fili’s POV, and he was sort of preoccupied. But Nori did indeed hear it speak. That’s why he’s so shaken afterwards.)
is sauron able to get some power over the dead dwarves when he uses their dark names?
Absolutely. It’s naming the very soul of them, the deepest, most intimate core of who they are.
Sauron using their dark-name is a brutal and horrible display of power, of violation. That’s why they are so shaken: that name is to be used with love and respect and care. The Dwarves would only ever expect to hear it from one they love. One they trust.
Sauron is using those connotations in the most vile manner possible. He is abusing that expectation of trust.
I sometimes get amused by Sauron because honestly what will you do after taking over the world? Sit around on your throne all day and gloat about the fact that you’re the king of this bitch? Why not just do something more productive like getting an education. Or get abs! Abs are way better than rule over Middle Earth. LOL just imagine a health fanatic Sauron on a treadmill. I dont even know what I’m saying anymore, just know that I love Sansukh and I think you’re awesome.
Pffffft, hahahahaha… well, we assume that if he did win, he’d build himself another body. Being an eyeball sucks. You can’t ever get enough Visine. Build rock-hard cheesegrater abs! Build long flowing hair! Build such a long penis that walking is actually hazardous!
Sit around on your throne all day and gloat about the fact that you’re the king of this bitch?
Actually, that’s p much what I expect he’d do. Complete with taunting. And costumes. And sharks with lasers on their heads. The whole shebang.
like getting an education
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH GOD HELP ME
Sauron: “The Deceiver does not know the answer to Question Nine – you will tell him.”
Saruman: “What? No, do your own work!”
Sauron: “THE LORD OF GIFTS MUST PASS!”
Gandalf: “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”
Aw Yiss 