Hands of fate

Summary: Less than two days after the Third Kinslaying at Sirion, Elrond bites Maglor, and Maglor and Maedhros have a conversation with no real resolution. But, in the end, there is maybe a road forward.

Notes: No beta; all mistakes are mine. But this is as good as it's gonna get for now. (Thanks to Skyeventide for talking through a couple of referenced ideas in this piece.) Written for the Silmarillion Writer's Guild August 2021 Challenge: Middle-earth Olympics, to fulfill the prompts Boxing, Handball, and Wrestling.

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