Maedhros' End: 10. Chapter 7, Part 2 - A Distant Song  Reader
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Distant Song  Ailsa patiently watched Maedhros standing
wordlessly as he faced the passage doorway. She assumed he was
lost within a particular memory. She gave him a few moments more
and then decided to prompt him. "What happened after her
birthday," she asked.   Maedhros cleared his throat, "We found
that our feelings went far beyond friendship and we married at
the end of summer."  He abruptly stopped his narration there.
Turning his head, he found Ailsa had moved from her seat and was
sitting on the edge of the desk. There was an amused look on her
face.   "Well, that was a short but lovely ending." She smiled
as she realized Maedhros would keep the details to himself and
that was fine with her. She heard the emotion in his voice as he
talked about Elizabeth. Ailsa didn't need to know anymore. "I'm
so glad you shared her with me. She sounds very special."   "And
irreplaceable." Maedhros