To Labor and to Wait
Story Summary
Prepare, they tell us. Settle your accounts and your affairs: It would seem we go to war as if going to our graves.
Five snapshots from the perspectives of various workers in the Houses of Healing, just prior to the Siege of Minas Tirith. A sidebar to a longer work in progress, but stands on its own.
Chapter List
| Ch# | Title | Words | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Surgeon | 406 | 06 Dec 04 |
| 2 | The Herbalist | 291 | 06 Dec 04 |
| 3 | The Messenger | 436 | 06 Dec 04 |
| 4 | The Guardsman | 380 | 06 Dec 04 |
| 5 | The Healer | 433 | 12 Dec 04 |
| Appx. Word Count | 1,946 | ||
To Labor and to Wait is Entered in These Challenges
Does not include placeholders or non-viewable stories.
| Challenge | Type | Entered |
|---|---|---|
| Working Life in Middle-earth | Closed | December 12, 2004 |
| All OCs, All the Time | Oliphaunt | December 21, 2004 |
Challenge Entries by Aliana
Does not include placeholders or non-viewable stories.
| Challenge | Type | Title | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithe Challenge | Closed | Midsummer Night's Drabbles, A | June 22, 2005 |
| Tales Unheard | Closed | Object Lessons | March 29, 2005 |
| Oily!Unconscious!Faramir! | Nuzgûl | Oily!Unconscious!You-Know-Who | March 29, 2005 |
| Royally Screwed | Nuzgûl | Proper Course of Action, A | March 15, 2005 |
| Working Life in Middle-earth | Closed | Fallen | December 23, 2004 |
| All OCs, All the Time | Oliphaunt | Fallen | December 22, 2004 |
| All OCs, All the Time | Oliphaunt | To Labor and to Wait | December 21, 2004 |
| Working Life in Middle-earth | Closed | To Labor and to Wait | December 12, 2004 |