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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]

She was... a hard woman. I will not go so far as to say she was mannerless, for she was under no obligation to speak to us at all, let alone host us. But she made no secret of her distrust and her displeasure at our presence.

[courageous_wit]

Yes, that's understandable... I've been trying to read back on them as much as I can.

[inafadingcrown]

I will lend you what notes I have made, if you wish. Though I suspect you have found as much as I- most was indeed gathered from the journals and through speaking with others.

[courageous_wit]

Still, reading another person's notes may be helpful. You can never have too much information.

[inafadingcrown]

I will bring them to you, then. [A pause] There are some I may have to translate first.

[courageous_wit]

You wrote them in your own language? No, no, please don't translate it! I would love to try translating for myself, if that's all right.

[inafadingcrown]

It is one way to ensure that they are not read without my approval. [Since, let's face it, not many people are willing or able to translate on their own.] And it is more than alright. I will be eager to see what you are able to make of them.

[courageous_wit]

Thank you. I look forward to reading it.

[inafadingcrown]

Of course. [An approving smile] There are not many who would undertake translation when offered an alternative.

[courageous_wit]

But it's a good way to learn the language!

[inafadingcrown]

I do not disagree, but not all share our love of languages.

[courageous_wit]

But it certainly comes in handy for secret codes and things.

[inafadingcrown]

Oh, that it does. It is quite useful for a number of reasons.

[courageous_wit]

That was my thought when I decided to take Ancient Runes in school.

[inafadingcrown]

[A little nod] I know some small amount of Dwarven Runes myself. It would be interesting to compare.

[courageous_wit]

So they have a different language, too?

[inafadingcrown]

They do and they are most secretive about it. It is something of a miracle I know what little I do.

[courageous_wit]

That's very interesting... Goblins have a different language in my world, aso do the Merpeople.

[inafadingcrown]

[She frowns at the mention of Goblins.] We do not have merpeople, to my knowledge, but Goblins in my world use the Black Speech, as do all the servants of Mordor. I do not know it, nor do I wish to.

[courageous_wit]

Your goblins sound very different from ours.

[inafadingcrown]

Then you may count yourself fortunate. [Goblins still fall under the "kill on sight" category for her. Right there with orcs and trolls.] They are not pleasant creatures, to say the least.

[courageous_wit]

It's amazing how worlds can have the same creature, but they are so different.

[inafadingcrown]

It is, truly. Most elves I have met here are quite different from those of my world.

[courageous_wit]

I wonder if a house-elf from my world would come..? I'm sure Dobby would've loved meeting you.

[inafadingcrown]

A house-elf?