Title: Gift of Truth
Author: illwynd
Disclaimer: Not mine
Rating: PG
Characters: Faramir
Summary: Companion to "Truce" just in case you were wondering about that...

The torchlight flickered on the pale, smooth-polished sides of the little box held out in the Haradrim captain's hand.

"And what do you ask in return for this gift?"

"Just the chance to know what sort of Men your people are. There are rumours that Men of Gondor are cruel and wicked. I would know the truth, if I am to fight you."

Faramir had agreed.

Many years later, he would give this as a gift to Elboron, and tell him of a long-ago Yule, and wonder if his friend of that night had lived to pass on his gift.