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[highkingingwe]

*calls round to the House of Fëanor*

*is /so/ not in the mood for this*

*so shags Amras up against the garden gate before proceeding up the drive to the house*

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[lord_feanor]

*gives you an utterly neutral look, no visible loathing or leniency detectable*

Upstairs.

*turns and stalks off*

*grabs Maglor by the collar and drags him to the study, picking up a bottle of rum on the way*

*barricades the door*

[highkingingwe]

*equally neutral* Thanks.

*makes his way upstairs*

[caranthire]

*sits comfortably on her bed, reading one of her ancient picture books to Morno*

[highkingingwe]

*knocks on the door*

[caranthire]

Enter.

*gets back to reading*

[highkingingwe]

*enters* *leans against the doorframe*

You're alive. So's my son. Good.

[caranthire]

Of course we are.

I can take care of both of us without anyone else's help.

[highkingingwe]

Good. So I take it you can take care of both of you right here?

[caranthire]

Was wondering when the novelty of parenting would wear off for you.

[highkingingwe]

Oh, the novelty hasn't worn off. We just need to settle a few custody issues.

[caranthire]

You know. All I did was let slip I cared about you a lot. Which I don't see as a bad thing. I don't really care who you fuck, who you marry or any of that shit. I'm not some idiot clingy female that you seem to think I am.

My family are right.

You ARE a coward.

[highkingingwe]

I really could care less what your family think of me.

*sighs* And you should know better than to try to goad me into a reaction. If you believe I'm a coward, there's nothing I can do about it.

[caranthire]

I'm not trying to goad a reaction. I'm merely assessing a realisation I've just come to thanks to having time on my own to think.

The fact I can't be totally honest with you because I know you'll run. If that's not cowardice I don't know what is.

And I will not have a coward bringing up my son. Because what if he needs some emotional affection from you that you're not prepared to give him, hmm? Let him wind up a simpering emotional wreck like your other son? I don't think so. It's not going to happen.

And to think. Part of the reason I left in the first place was because I was sick of us being a catalyst for arguing between you who i THOUGHT I cared about and my family who I DO care about, and that would also wind up upsetting Lomion as well.

I was willing to sacrifice a comfortable life here JUST so everyone else could be happy because I was feeling that wretched and confused thanks to all the suppression I was doing.

Well, no more.

[highkingingwe]

*listens carefully*

Look, Caranthire, between you and your brother, there's really so much shit I can take. I had thought that we'd have a pretty amicable conversation. Evidently, I was wrong.

It seems I was as mistaken in you as you have been in me but there's one thing that you have to realise. You will not keep me away from my son.

[caranthire]

Yes. Clearly. I'm this terrible person because I have the audacity to give a shit about you and my son.

[highkingingwe]

Nuhuh. That's not what I said and stop trying to say that it is. Giving a shit about someone is one thing. Obviously, I care about you and Morno. I just can't love you.