#some past Russingon if you squint hard enough

[jhelenivarsimae]

Daughters of Maedhros. Russamiré the Unimpressed and Russalindé the Singer. A late submission for @tolkienocweek

Russamiré, the older twin, was like her father in mood and manner, though she did not inherit the fairness that he once had. She was often found in his company if she was not wrestling with the boys her age or stealing her uncle Maglor's horse. Though she was likened to her father for her temperament, it was her mother's wildness of heart that she carried with her until the end of her life. She loved the trees, the fields, the mud, and the dust. She bore a bow of Sindarin make and a blade once held by a heavy hand.

Russalindé exemplified her mother's grace and was considered by many to be more beautiful than her twin. She was sweet of voice and gentle in her demeanour though she was not exempt from mischief and mayhem. She was often in the company of Maglor who taught her many songs of power. On her third year of life, her father presented her with a tarnished harp of gold. She delighted in the melodies her fingers coaxed from the aged harpstrings, oblivious to the conflict of joy and sorrow in her father's heart when he heard the familiar tunes.