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[inafadingcrown]

[ooc: Forward dated to tomorrow morning/afternoon]

[The Five: The Knight, The Dragon, The Bard, The Wizard, and the Princess] [I.E. the people mentioned here]

My Lords. My Lady. [Nevermind the unlikelihood of a wizard, a bard, or a dragon being a lord. Better overshoot the titles than undershoot them.]

Your titles were discovered in a book, itself found under strange circumstances, that told of the history of the castles of Cair Paradisa, Libet, and the surrounding areas. If it would not trouble you overmuch, I would have word with you on the subject.

[Action for the library]

[She really should have given up on finding anything useful in this library by now. But, as they say, hope springs eternal.

So once again, you may find Galadriel searching through the stacks. Books on Paradisa or the the Five mentioned above would be lovely, but she’s aware that she’s unlikely to find them. No, most of the books in her pile are… not the sort that you would expect the Lady of Light to be reading. Dark Magic. Specifically, the type of magic fueled by human souls and emotions. If your world has such magic, you may well notice a familiar text among the titles.

Know thy enemy and so forth.

Still, this sort of thing isn’t pleasant and she’s not altogether certain that she wants others reading her thoughts on the subject, so she’s fallen back into the old habit of taking notes in Quenya using the Tengwar script.

Of course, every so often she stops and sets the books aside. The subject matter is disturbing and she finds that she can’t delve too deeply for too long. Approach? Question her about her motives? Ask about the strange writing? All of the above?]

Comments

[inafadingcrown]

Ah, Uru. [She smiles, sets down her quill, and pulls out a chair adjacent to the one she's seated in.]

I could use a moment of distraction, if you would indulge me.

[amiable]

[ And like an eager puppy, she skips right on over. ]

Okay! I was worried I might be interrupting something at first.

[inafadingcrown]

[Uru, you are so adorable. Just what the doctor ordered, really, after reading of so much darkness.]

Nothing that cannot wait. How have you fared since last we spoke?

[amiable]

[ She sits down, this book on top of her little pile that she puts aside on the table. ]

I'm alright! [ In fact... she pauses, looking a little sheepish. ] I forgot to thank you for all those kinds words last time.

[inafadingcrown]

You hardly need thank me. Or if you do, I owe an equal amount. More so, in fact, for you cared for me whilst I was taken ill.

[amiable]

Are you feeling a lot better now? [ Considering she's up and about here. ] But I'm glad to help!

[inafadingcrown]

I am, thank you. [She'll just pick that book off the top of Uru's pile and flip through it.] A curious title. You read for leisure, I take it? [As opposed to research, naturally.]

[amiable]

Mm! There's a lot of books to still read here. I already have a few cookbooks [ and ones on magic and such ] back in my apartment.

I'm starting to wonder if I should get a TV and a DVD player...

[inafadingcrown]

I would know little of that, I'm afraid. [But she knows what they are? So score!]

[amiable]

[ And she starts to make a box shape with her hands. ]

Have you ever seen the TV? It's a big box with a screen on it.

[inafadingcrown]

I have seen them, yes, but only in passing. I have not made use of them. [Make her watch a movie, Uru. Do it.]

[amiable]

Really? [ She fixates Galadriel a stare. ] What do you do for fun sometimes? Read?

[inafadingcrown]

[Why...are you giving her that look, Uru?]

I read, write, and compose. You know I am fond of music, do you not? On occasion I weave or sew. I also quite enjoy riding, but it has been some time.

[amiable]

The horses? [ A pause. ] Is it hard, learning to ride one?

[inafadingcrown]

No, not particularly. Most I know were taught as small children.

[amiable]

I've never tried to ride one before. They're so tall...

[inafadingcrown]

Perhaps I might teach you.

1/2

[amiable]

[ Trying to envision herself on a horse. ]

[amiable]

Ah, but...! [ Oh my god, that offer. ] It wouldn't be too much?!

[inafadingcrown]

No, I think not. [It's not that...hard. Says the woman who grew up with it.]

I might find it enjoyable.

[amiable]

Then... I'd really love to learn! It'll be useful for expeditions, too!

[inafadingcrown]

Precisely. It is something of a vital skill where I am from.

[amiable]

You don't have anything like carriages?

[inafadingcrown]

Oh, we do. To be sure. But not all roads are suitable for carriages and one may move more swiftly on horseback.

[amiable]

Then it's like Paradisa? [ It's the closest comparison she can think of. ]