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[elvenking]

Captain Tauriel has gone.

[That's it. That's all there is to be said, save for everything unsaid. But those things were never meant to be spoken. They were too deep to be put into words. The daughter he never knew he had is gone.]

I am King Thranduil. [Which is a title he doesn't point out unless he's being official about something. This came after the bit about Tauriel for that reason. He is stoic but relaxed, and there is a warm tone to his voice.] Nederlands has contracted me and mine to protect the gardens alongside ship security. I am sending the rules he has written for us to enforce. [True enough, a link appears.] Unfortunately, half of us are gone, and therefore I would encourage you to speak to Tyke or to Miles Edgeworth if your interest is in helping to guard a sanctuary that gives us life every day we are here. To be a part of my force, I would expect your fealty.

Which brings me to another matter altogether. A number of us were accustomed to feudal rights in our homelands, and these I offer to any who wish for the comfort of a feudal lord. I would uphold your rights as a vassal and hold you to my laws and those of this ship, and in return you would uphold my power to protect you and others. It will not stop any trouble you might have with ship's security, but at least you would have a lord to speak on your behalf.

[Or damn you, if you've really screwed up that badly.]

My law does not supplant that of this ship, but it will give you the right of a feudal lord. Unless you wish it otherwise, you will be under my protection, not in my service. I am not seeking to build a private army, nor does this absolve you of past lawbreaking or troublemaking. In another's country, we must obey another's law.

Lastly, there are two nests of fledgling sparrows in the gardens. If they are natural prey for an animal in your possession, you will ensure that your animal has been properly fed before bringing it to the gardens. I encourage all to come hear them sing.

Good day.

Comments

[culver]

Baby sparrows?

[elvenking]

Baby sparrows, bird-sister. Would you come and see them?

[culver]

Yes.
Are they very small?

[elvenking]

Indeed, they are newly hatched.

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[whenimdone]

[It's been awhile since she met with and talked to Thranduil, and Buffy's been a bit distant, unsure of where she stands in so many things on this ship. She also knows that she missed a lot that went on recently, but- she had a good impression of the king, and she's pretty fond of the gardens. And while Spike's encouraged her to join with security, she's not sure if it's where she fits. She doesn't do well in largely organized groups, not unless she's the leader, and that's not someplace she has any desire to be any time soon. But she's not too sure about 'fealty' either. She's not even sure what that really means. So she'll ask, but first-]

I'm sorry for your loss. [Because it's never easy to lose someone, especially someone you're responsible for. She knows that feeling, too well, and her expression is solemn, her voice soft.

And she waits for a long moment, before she continues. She doesn't want to cheapen that loss. But she does want to know.] You said something about fealty, to be part of your force. What does that mean?

[elvenking]

It means I would be your lord and king. [Put bluntly. He's not convinced Buffy would like that arrangement. Most people who talk like her have an objection to feudal government.]

[whenimdone]

[And he'd be exactly correct. Buffy is willing to give trust to people who've earned it, and to follow people she trusts, but she doesn't know Thranduil. And following someone you trust isn't the same as having a 'king and lord,' even if she did know him. She nods, her expression solemn still. Rather than pursing the thought further,]

If there's anything you need or that I can help with, let me know.

[Because she's still willing to help, if she can. But not as a subject, not to a 'lord or king.']

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[longestnose]

I am sorry to hear she is gone.

[Fili had just begun to like her. But there are more important things to ask, here.]

I need to beg favor of you.

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[elvenking]

Ask me anything, Arveldir.

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[longestnose]

[Well, here goes awkward Fili. A rare sight.]

A--a friend of mine, has not woken up from her coma. Her daughter is worried, as am I. I promised I would make sure her pod was blessed--with the words that kept Kili safe, when he slept. Could you do this for me?

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[elvenking]

[There's some hesitation. Spells are tricky things.]

You know not what you ask of me. Such a thing takes away from a person, and does not give it back.

[He didn't say no.]

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[redhotsummers]

Got a couple questions for you, buddy.

[Dear Josias he is not picking a fight he is not picking a fight.]

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[elvenking]

Use my name.

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[redhotsummers]

How about 'use my name please'.

[Yep he's deciding to be a little shit.]

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[handelaar]

What are they.

[what are introductions what is not sounding perpetually bland]

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[redhotsummers]

And who are you?

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[51stcentury]

I dunno about "natural" prey, but you might want to talk to Ianto about the pterodactyl on this one. We tried to train her well but you never know, with an animal like that.

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[elvenking]

She has let the birds be this last year. I do not think she preys on such as they.

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[51stcentury]

Good to hear! She really liked to terrorize the sheep, back home, but. Birds probably just aren't worth her time. Especially when she knows she's going to be fed anyway.

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[doesntdohumble]

The comfort of a feudal lord, mmm? Doesn't sound like a bad offer, to me... [Only Eric can turn such a statement into a suggestion. "Comfort" indeed.]

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[elvenking]

[Well look who's blushing.]

Behave.

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[doesntdohumble]

[Success.]

What? [Eric makes a face to play innocent, although they both know otherwise.] The offer is quite...generous.

[He's horrible.]

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[mansuetus]

[ the loss of tauriel makes lucrezia drop her device and it falls clattering to the ground. she hurries to lift it up and forces herself to take in a deep breath and try and calm herself. she is always worrying; each jump brings the loss of someone else and she had lost alayne and jesse and jon and jaye and now tauriel too.

and the elevenking had lost one who is dear to him. when she speaks it is sad and gentle. ]

Awed by her splendor
stars near the lovely
moon cover their own
bright faces
when she
is roundest and lights
earth with her silver

[ a pause ]

Sappho had wrote this verse of another but I have always thought it to be Tauriel's.

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[elvenking]

She dearly loved the light of the stars, but she was brighter than they. If you are my morning-light, Oriel, then she was my moon-light, though I knew it not for a time.

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[mansuetus]

You know so now, enough to cherish her memory in your heart. She is free now to walk in the starlight instead of walking among them.

[ but that would not have given her comfort if she had lost robb. ]

I shall come visit you.