[Where she would have risen for anyone else, Thranduil was too familiar to her to require such novel acts of politesse. He would not have appreciated the break in conversation, nor the florid language required, and so she offered neither. He did grant her a small concession as he stood by the window. So often she spoke in Sindarin, to hear Quenya was a mild but decided gift.
She responded in kind as she carefully worked.]
It would be simpler to act before this is concluded; organizing during disarray will prove easier than awaiting the end of this...conflict.
[She doesn't dispute the weakness of Men, or the state of Thedas. Thranduil was keen enough that she has no doubt he'd already ascertained as much as she.]
I admit, I do not care to wait. Our kin have suffered far too long already.
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Date: 2016-05-13 05:33 am (UTC)She responded in kind as she carefully worked.]
It would be simpler to act before this is concluded; organizing during disarray will prove easier than awaiting the end of this...conflict.
[She doesn't dispute the weakness of Men, or the state of Thedas. Thranduil was keen enough that she has no doubt he'd already ascertained as much as she.]
I admit, I do not care to wait. Our kin have suffered far too long already.