Celandine's Chronicle (celandineb) wrote in adventdrabbles, @ 2008-12-16 08:33:00 |
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Entry tags: | contributor: celandineb, dec16, fandom: the bible, year: 2008 |
Dec16, Bible, Naomi/Ruth, A Dreadful Duty
Title: A Dreadful Duty
Fandom: Bible (Old Testament)
Pairing: Naomi/Ruth
Rating: G
Note: For missdewey.
Naomi's heart ached, watching the two women sleep. It had been a chance encounter that had acquainted her husband with Ruth's father; but for that, Ruth would not now be lying here, and Naomi would not have to face today's dreadful duty. With both husband and sons gone, she had no choice but to return to her father's family, and tell Orpah and Ruth to do likewise. She regretted the necessity for Orpah, who had always been a good daughter-in-law, but the loss of Ruth, whom she loved more than ever she had loved her own husband, made Naomi weep.