[Dictated]

[lightbranded]

[Will opens the journal, and stares at the blank page for a while as he tries to decide what to say.]

It is very quiet here.  

[He had thought about going on the expedition with the others, but in the end Will's mind for practicality had pushed him into staying behind like all the times before. As much as he would like to see more of the world, he knew that without his magic he would be of very little use. No, it was better to stay behind and watch over the castle.]

Has anyone else stayed behind?

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dictated

[inafadingcrown]

Alas, I have not. As one of the few healers still here, I thought it my duty to accompany the group. [If Will were any other child she would worry about him being by himself. As it is- well, she's only mildly bothered.]

I trust you will be alright on your own?

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[lightbranded]

I will do well enough, I hope. [Will didn't like being alone, but he knew he could take care of himself if there was need. Better that than coming along and being a burden on the expedition team.]

Has anything happened yet?

dictated

[inafadingcrown]

Little. It has been primarily travel thus far. I will keep you informed as best I can, if you would like.

[lightbranded]

I would like that very much, thank you. Even though I don't think there is much I could do from here.

[inafadingcrown]

Even if you may do nothing to assist us, I thought it might interest you to know what we find. And it may do me well to record it.

[lightbranded]

It would interest me, I think.[He knew Galadriel well enough to know that they shared an interest in knowing. ]

[inafadingcrown]

Good. Then I will do so. [A little pause] And if you should need anything whilst we are gone, I would have you know that you are welcome to anything from my quarters that you may require.

[lightbranded]

Lady Galadriel. [Will might have sounded the tiniest bit reproachful.]

It will be fine, I'm sure. [He knew what she was really asking. ] I have my magic here.

[inafadingcrown]

[Was she that obvious? Oops.]

I do not mean to cast doubt on your capabilities, Will. It is simply in my nature to worry for those dear to me. If I am occasionally overzealous, I hope you will forgive me, knowing that it stems from affection.

[lightbranded]

[Will held no resentment over it.]

I know you would not. I think it is more... [He hesitates.]

There are those who would worry about me at home, I think. But they do not know what I truly am. And those who know me as I truly am do not see me as a child at all. It is not something I am used to.

[inafadingcrown]

I understand. In truth, I do not always know how to think of you myself. At times, you remind me of a dear friend of mine, an Istari, someone beyond matters of age. At others, you seem like nothing quite so much as an elf child.

[lightbranded]

I am both, I suppose. I have been called the Youngest of the Old before.

[inafadingcrown]

[The smile carries in her voice.] It is fitting.

Dictated

[strangewonders]

I'm still here, moldering away with the books.

[Someone has to keep an eye on things. Not that he could have tagged along, even if he wanted to.]

Dictated

[lightbranded]

Would you like some company?

[Because with so many if his closest friends gone, Will was feeling more than a little lonely. ]

Dictated

[strangewonders]

I don't know how entertaining I'll be...

[But he wasn't actually going to protest if Will needed the company, because he was a bit of a softie under that jerk-like facade]

[lightbranded]

I didn't know that entertainment was the point.

[strangewonders]

Well, in that case, by all means feel free to stop by.

[aprettyred]

It is sort of nice, the quiet.

[ Of course, its quiet in the way of 'not a lot of people thinking' for Anna. ]

[lightbranded]

[It was the opposite for Will. He didn't like being so alone in his own head.]

Its a bit strange, isn't it?

[aprettyred]

[ Now that she thinks of it, it is a little odd, to not have a bunch of people around. ]

Yes. But it is still better than a busy city's noise.

[lightbranded]

It is, at that. I've never been very fond of cities.

[aprettyred]

They're very noisy, even when there is snow everywhere and no one is going far.

[lightbranded]

They are. And there are so many people rushing around so very quickly.

Dictated

[sugarwaffo]

I'm still here! [Obviously. She is so tiny, such a big journey would be too much for her.]

Dictated

[lightbranded]

And I am glad to hear from you again. Sugar, wasn't it?

dicated

[teenagebadboy]

I'm still here. Frankly, expeditions is not my cup of tea.

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[lightbranded]

I would have liked to go along, I think. [Will sighs sadly.]

But I'm afraid that without magic I would be of very little use.

dicated

[teenagebadboy]

I don't have the luxury of magic nor am I all that interested in the surroundings. Unless they find something which helps us home.

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[lightbranded]

You're not curious at all of what they might find?

dicated

[teenagebadboy]

No, not really.

dictated

[fearbringer]

It was tempting, but in the end, I stayed.

Why did you?

Re: dictated

[lightbranded]

[Will is quiet for a moment as he thinks.]

I suppose it was because in the end I am a creature of magic. I do not know what I could do to help out there.

dictated

[fearbringer]

Away from the magic of the Castle, you mean?

dictated

[lightbranded]

Yes. Out there I would be just a normal child. So there really isn't any reason for me to go.

dictated

[fearbringer]

Hm. I wonder if I'd exist at all out there.

Re: dictated

[lightbranded]

I don't know. I've never dared to go out there to see what effect it might have.

dictated

[fearbringer]

In your case, I'd say your fear was probably smart.

Re: dictated

[lightbranded]

Caution, I would say.

dictated

[fearbringer]

Caution can stem from fear.