Article XML http://borderland.waking-vision.com/modules/article/view.article.php/95/c3 2026-04-09T22:33:47+02:00 http://borderland.waking-vision.com/modules/article/ http://borderland.waking-vision.com/modules/article/images/article.png text/html 2007-10-21T13:47:25+02:00 http://borderland.waking-vision.com/modules/article/ http://borderland.waking-vision.com/modules/article/view.article.php/95/c3 Category: Modern Day<br />Keywords: drabble, radagast, wizard<br />Summary: <b>Summary:</b> The Brown Wizard in the modern world. Drabble.<br /><p>The vet inspects the budgerigar's broken wing, his gentle hands and voice soothing ruffled turquoise feathers.</p><p>Twinkling eyes regard the little girl. "She will fly again, strong and fearless as before."</p><p>The girl leaves presently with her father, reassured as her pet.</p><p>In the practice, the kindly, unassuming vet also seems gone. Holding the bird is a lord of dignity and power.</p><p>The budgie is not in the least alarmed. She merely blinks slowly, cocks her head, nibbles tenderly at the fingers still caressing her.</p><p>And only she hears the soft voice murmuring, "Yavanna watches over us both, my friend."</p><p>~*~</p><p>A/N:<br />- "Radagast is, of course, a worthy Wizard, a master of shapes and changes of hue; and he has much lore of herbs and beasts, and birds are especially his friends." (FotR, The Council of Elrond)<br />- "...even Gandalf, whom he thought he knew so well, [was] revealed as lord[s] of dignity and power. (FotR, Many Meetings)</p><em><p>12.10.06 B-drabble for JunoMagic, who wanted to see characters from LotR in our world.</p></em><br />