What do you fear, lady?

Watercolour and ink on paper. The writing was done with quill and ink.

Illuminated medieval style illustration. The words are copyright to J.R.R. Tolkien and his masterpiece of the 'The Lord of the Rings'.

In case it is hard to read the words, they say:

    "I am  of the house of Eorl and not a serving woman. I can ride and wield a blade and I do not fear either pain or death." "What do you fear, lady?" "A cage. To stay behind bars, until use or old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire."

The characters at the bottom are both Éowyn. In case you are not familiar with her story, the one on the right is Éowyn as she is seen by her family and people, the Lady of Rohan. but the one on the right is Éowyn in her alias of Dernhelm, a fighting man of Rohan. She uses this disguise to fight to protect her home, something she was forbidden doing as a woman. Thank goodness she did becaue as she says so eloquently, no MAN could kill the Witchking    They both grasp the sword showing her inner conflict between duty and a longing to join the men and fight.

Feedback, constructive or otherwise, is always appreciated! (Sorry for the slight darkness of the image but the gold just doesn't show in the scanner so I'm trying my best with photography!)