TEST DRIVE MEME

[fairyfoes]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping to EACHDRAIDH? Why not give the setting a test run here! OPTIONAL SCENARIOS 01. ARRIVING IN THE DRABWURLD. The Seelie and Unseelie courts welcome you with mirthful revelry and hearty food. After you have been briefed on your purpose here, you will find an endless feast and a night filled with entertainment to placate your concerns. Mingle with new arrivals, sneak down the castle halls and make sure your eyes are always on your glass; fairies and imps have no bias when it comes to tricks! 02. THE STATION. Looking for a little slice of home? The Station gives you all that and more. Take advantage of the wifi, have a cup of fairy-brewed coffee (the one they didn't spit in) or sit back and relax on the patio. You can even move your things into one of the available rooms! 03. WILDCARD. Your own scenario! Explore the Drabwurld or simply take advantage of your Locket!

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[firith]

Cothromach awaits. A convenient excuse not to stay in the castle too long, perhaps.

[ Or their company. He knows you all too well, child. ]

[orcsurfing]

Should I count on a change of heart when I return?

[ Like many mortals are wont to, with time their feelings change easily, almost with no effort whatsoever on their part; a stark difference to the ways of the elves. The feelings of mortals could be fickle like a leaf on a gust of wind, fluttering here and there, driven by a force beyond their imagination.

Still, though, Legolas can't quite wipe the amusement off his face or out of his voice. ]

You need not more reasons to convince me to set out as soon as possible, however.

[firith]

Quite possibly.

[ And it's for that very reason he refuses to indulge them; they would only tire of his son in time, fickle and vapid in the ways of devotion. (Never mind the fact he will not, under any circumstances, condone his son surrendering his immortality.) ]

I would have you stay with me as long as possible, if it were prudent, but it is not. Return to the castle in a day or two, share a meal with me before you decide to leave again. That is all I ask.

[orcsurfing]

[ A thought that has not once took shape in Legolas' mind, not even during the years he has been witnessing the work of time on friends dear to his heart beyond any measure. Greying hair, backs bending under the weight of age, hands that once firmly held a sword or an axe weakening. Watching Men and Dwarves great reach the ages of ruin wounded him deeply, and he did what was only in his power to make the most of the time they granted to spend together, but there was one thing he could not and would not do or consider: joining them in their mortality.

He was what he was and he learned ways to cope with all that went about him. ]

You ask so little, father. [ Legolas tilts his head back, to look directly up at Thranduil. ] I could do more than that and please say nothing of the prudency of it. I have been amiss to leave the way I did.

[firith]

You have not. I would not bar you from exploring this fair land, not when it is like to the kind you ought to have had back home.

[ He curls his hand around the back of Legolas's neck in a gentle loving squeeze, then slides apart so they can walk as two again, not one. ]

You must take Estellio with you, when you go to Cothromach. [ The unicorn looks over curiously, tossing its mane. ] He will bear you swiftly.

[orcsurfing]

[ A gesture, like many others between them, that Legolas accepts and revels in for the seconds it lasts. Then they walk apart and at the mention of the unicorn, Legolas looks behind them to look at the creature. He smiles at the toss, at the flickering of ears.

Yes, beautiful creature, they are speaking about you. Legolas thinks to himself idly, putting a hand to Estellio's nose when he nudges his hand with it. That settles this matter, at least and Legolas nods his head in acceptance of the suggestion and offer.

Trust his father to find the most majestic creature and tame it so. ]

I know you would not keep me confined to the castle, when the alternative is... [ And there is still wonder in his voice when he speaks of the forest, glancing about it with a look full of amazement. ] this.

[ Legolas pauses, struck by a thought. ]

You ought to travel with me more often, in fact.

[firith]

[ An incline of his head in a nod passes for his agreement. No, he wouldn't coop up Legolas when there is a fair land to be explored. His son thrives when allowed to wander and seek out his own borders (although some needs must be implemented, such as those to the north. To the east, where the witches live, he knows Legolas is wise enough to have a care in his own right, without being instructed. The south seems a world given over to men, as ever it has been in their own world, and to the west ...

Thranduil is very curious about the dwarves of Troichean Beinn. ]

I will join you in Cothromach when I can. You need only send word.

years later I return...!

[orcsurfing]

[ True to the meaning of his name, Legolas does wander aplenty, like a leaf taken whither wind blows, but with a sense and reason of his own, unlikely to send himself into peril entirely unnecessary.

The smile remains, only sharpened around the edge for the tease that slips past, entirely lacking in any seriousness. ]

What if I send the word right now? Will you wind up joining me right away after all?

[ In truth, however, Legolas respects his father's wish to remain at Caer Glaem for the time being. Entirely content with the promise of Thranduil joining him at a later point in his visit. ]

[firith]

You know I would not.

[ The look he bends on him is amused, barely exasperated; he raised Legolas, after all, and knows his ways better than any other. His chin cants in what passes for a shrug, careless and facetious with the same undercurrent of straight-laced humour. ]

Currently, I haven't fortified the patience that would require waiting for you to keep pace.

[ #SHOTS FIRED ]