[Galadriel refrains from expressing her relief quite as sharply as her shock, but her tone is far less stiff as the conversation continues.]

A halla? [She cannot say she disapproves, even at a distance they are beautiful things. They would not have been out of place in the west.]

The Valar are fickle and distant, their moods shift with centuries and their consciences are often unpredictable. I cannot say if they would dislike such things, not for certain, but I doubt tattoos would merit their attention, even if you stood bared before them.

Are you concerned that such markings would be a slight against the One?