[Joint open post] The family council
It's fairly late in the night, and the twins have been up, sleeping poorly, fretfully. Both had dreams of their grandmother - of Melian the Maiar, of their distant kin, too, of Elrond half-elven, of Arwen Undomiel, of those who are closer, too, Findarato Felagund and his sister.
Dreams of Feanor and his kin, too - those who are to be blamed for the fall of Doriath and the annihilation of their family.
Dreams of darkness, dreams of cold woods, dreams of solitary wandering broken by bird chirps, long and slow walks.
They woke and held each other for a long time, and feeling too shaken to rest, they let themselves be led by unseen eyes and unheard voices to a hidden and unearthly grove. The mallorns were shaking in the wind, and the light at the Lady of the Wood's neck shone feebly.
Hidden in the foliage, they saw and heard it all: the elven High King walking, back and forth, cursing in Quenya in the presence of his sons, most of them present. Blond kin quietly frowning in a corner, looking concerned. The White Lady and her children, sitting quietly in a corner, twin girls curled against her, looking terrified of her uncle. Celegorm torn between his father and wife, hovering.
They did a head count, hidden as they were, observant, ignored but likely not unseen. Too many elves in the same space, the twins decided. And levitating aways, a dead human, her face like marble, her eyes cold, her movements alien as ever, silent like stone. Another observer.
Omens.
Even after it was all said and done, they remained on the landing, holding each other, battling with what they should do, with their wakened fears and their unlikely wisdom, and still there they are when all have gone their separate ways.
[OOC: So, have a joint, multi-puppet open post - all my elves are available for talking to, that is, Feanor, Galadriel, Aredhel, Caranthir, Elured and Elurin (together or separately, let me know), along with the unlikely inlaw, Pandora, who invited herself without participating. Meg's elves are also present, that is, Celebrimbor, Ambarussa and Finrod. (Might as well have called it Elven Buffet, but it didn't fit with the post...)
Galadriel's magic ensures the privacy of the meeting - non-elves will not be able to join it. However... possible scenarios include:
a) bumping into any of them after the family meeting (on the way home or the following day);
b) catching the twins while they're spying, or afterwards;
c) for elves, small talk between/after interventions.
In keeping with the mod post, I'm assuming that (dropped) family members are present as usual.]
Dreams of Feanor and his kin, too - those who are to be blamed for the fall of Doriath and the annihilation of their family.
Dreams of darkness, dreams of cold woods, dreams of solitary wandering broken by bird chirps, long and slow walks.
They woke and held each other for a long time, and feeling too shaken to rest, they let themselves be led by unseen eyes and unheard voices to a hidden and unearthly grove. The mallorns were shaking in the wind, and the light at the Lady of the Wood's neck shone feebly.
Hidden in the foliage, they saw and heard it all: the elven High King walking, back and forth, cursing in Quenya in the presence of his sons, most of them present. Blond kin quietly frowning in a corner, looking concerned. The White Lady and her children, sitting quietly in a corner, twin girls curled against her, looking terrified of her uncle. Celegorm torn between his father and wife, hovering.
They did a head count, hidden as they were, observant, ignored but likely not unseen. Too many elves in the same space, the twins decided. And levitating aways, a dead human, her face like marble, her eyes cold, her movements alien as ever, silent like stone. Another observer.
Omens.
Even after it was all said and done, they remained on the landing, holding each other, battling with what they should do, with their wakened fears and their unlikely wisdom, and still there they are when all have gone their separate ways.
[OOC: So, have a joint, multi-puppet open post - all my elves are available for talking to, that is, Feanor, Galadriel, Aredhel, Caranthir, Elured and Elurin (together or separately, let me know), along with the unlikely inlaw, Pandora, who invited herself without participating. Meg's elves are also present, that is, Celebrimbor, Ambarussa and Finrod. (Might as well have called it Elven Buffet, but it didn't fit with the post...)
Galadriel's magic ensures the privacy of the meeting - non-elves will not be able to join it. However... possible scenarios include:
a) bumping into any of them after the family meeting (on the way home or the following day);
b) catching the twins while they're spying, or afterwards;
c) for elves, small talk between/after interventions.
In keeping with the mod post, I'm assuming that (dropped) family members are present as usual.]