[His barb is not unexpected, nor is it without weight, but the context is wrong; the threat of violence against the elves is one that has weighed heavily on her mind, but this is not a battle, nor a siege. This is the threat of slaughter.
Still, she refrains from comment and turns her attention to the note, retrieving it and tucking it into her sleeve. As Thranduil joins her on the bench, she turns to regard the map he has draped over her work.
The enchanted wool holds enough of her power, raw and open as she imbues it into the weaving, that it would be obvious to him. It's purpose is harder to guess and, for the moment, she doesn't clarify.]
The mountains are not held by Ferelden, but rather by tribes of wild Men. They stretch into the forests and have no love for the great kingdoms of Men in Thedas. [It is a sidenote, something she stumbled upon only as she read the histories of Leliana's religion.] Should we secure their assistance, we need only hold the Orlesian border. If we claim the land before winter falls, the mountains and the wildmen will be more than enough to cement our position in the Dales.
[But what she was describing was a siege, not an assault. It was a curious distinction considering how she advocated for reclaiming what was taken. In truth, even if Legolas had greater experience, they did not have fifty elves to train, nor to command. They lacked the numbers to take Halamshiral, or to claim a foothold through anything but spycraft.
Galadriel regarded Thranduil's profile and drew a long breath.
If they were to undertake such a task together, it was unwise to operate from a place of ignorance.]
We will need to move silently while they are in disarray. If we can claim land here--[She lifts a hand and gestures to the south, circling a space where the wilds have penned in a corner of the Dales against the Frostbacks. It is not Halamshiral, but it is not far from it.]--it can be held without notice.
I will see to it.
We must first ensure that there is safety for those who would gather under our banners, in our protection. Many of them lack the skills to survive the wilds and I would not see them fall ere they reached us, even if the forests are more easily held.
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Date: 2016-05-15 04:04 am (UTC)Still, she refrains from comment and turns her attention to the note, retrieving it and tucking it into her sleeve. As Thranduil joins her on the bench, she turns to regard the map he has draped over her work.
The enchanted wool holds enough of her power, raw and open as she imbues it into the weaving, that it would be obvious to him. It's purpose is harder to guess and, for the moment, she doesn't clarify.]
The mountains are not held by Ferelden, but rather by tribes of wild Men. They stretch into the forests and have no love for the great kingdoms of Men in Thedas. [It is a sidenote, something she stumbled upon only as she read the histories of Leliana's religion.] Should we secure their assistance, we need only hold the Orlesian border. If we claim the land before winter falls, the mountains and the wildmen will be more than enough to cement our position in the Dales.
[But what she was describing was a siege, not an assault. It was a curious distinction considering how she advocated for reclaiming what was taken. In truth, even if Legolas had greater experience, they did not have fifty elves to train, nor to command. They lacked the numbers to take Halamshiral, or to claim a foothold through anything but spycraft.
Galadriel regarded Thranduil's profile and drew a long breath.
If they were to undertake such a task together, it was unwise to operate from a place of ignorance.]
We will need to move silently while they are in disarray. If we can claim land here--[She lifts a hand and gestures to the south, circling a space where the wilds have penned in a corner of the Dales against the Frostbacks. It is not Halamshiral, but it is not far from it.]--it can be held without notice.
I will see to it.
We must first ensure that there is safety for those who would gather under our banners, in our protection. Many of them lack the skills to survive the wilds and I would not see them fall ere they reached us, even if the forests are more easily held.