Maglor Makalaure Canafinwe Feanorion (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bythewaves) wrote2013-04-30 09:54 am
bythewaves) wrote2013-04-30 09:54 am
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[Not what she was expecting. In fact, it's surprising enough that the irritation vanishes from her eyes.]
Uncle?
Uncle?
[ A blink and the blankness is gone, retreating back to the quiet emptiness of before ]
I told Will, as instructed.
I told Will, as instructed.
[The irritation that vanished is suddenly replaced by confusion.]
As instructed? That was not-
As instructed? That was not-
[ A blink at her and Maglor repeats her instruction back ]
I was told to inform Will that yo wished to speak to him. I have done so.
I was told to inform Will that yo wished to speak to him. I have done so.
Well... Yes, I wanted you to tell him but-
['You act as if you had no choice.']
['You act as if you had no choice.']
[ He tips his head sideways in mild confusion, the most emotion he's showed all conversation ]
You told me to, so I did?
You told me to, so I did?
You acted differently than you might. As if you had no choice.
[ Another curious blink ]
...Did I? [ He shrugs a little ] You told me to, Celebrian. [ ... yeaaaaaaah he really doesn't get it ]
...Did I? [ He shrugs a little ] You told me to, Celebrian. [ ... yeaaaaaaah he really doesn't get it ]
Well yes, I would prefer he knew I would be contacting him but I would have whether or not you had forewarned him. You did not have to.
[Celebrían gives herself a little more time to think on what she wants to say and to give him a chance to readjust to having his heart back. There are things she wants to say, things she should and shouldn't say. And she knows she has to keep herself in control, desperate to keep from ruining the relationship she has with Maglor.]
We need to talk, uncle.
We need to talk, uncle.
[ Head. Tilt? ]
But you told me to do so, Celebrian. [ Confused forever on this end ]
But you told me to do so, Celebrian. [ Confused forever on this end ]
What?
[ The response is so startling, the words within it even more so, that Ariadne can't quite puzzle out how she feels. Shocked, mostly. ]
I- I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but-
[ She pauses, shakes her head though Maglor can't see it. She will talk to Celegorm herself. ]
Do you need anything?
[ The response is so startling, the words within it even more so, that Ariadne can't quite puzzle out how she feels. Shocked, mostly. ]
I- I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but-
[ She pauses, shakes her head though Maglor can't see it. She will talk to Celegorm herself. ]
Do you need anything?
[ The return of his heart had been... not entirely a surprise (a week and a day, he wished for the first time), but a pleasant one all the same (for they had not know if it would hold true this time as well) - once again, he has gone pale and crumpled, the box vanishing as if it had never been, and his Light returned to him. Perhaps this time, it seemed more painful. He looks the way he did the first time - quiet, and pale, his Light flickering unsteadily (perhaps, if one looks closely, he is a little too pale) ]
Celebrian. What is it, little niece? [ The endearment he has not used the whole time he was heartless ]
Celebrian. What is it, little niece? [ The endearment he has not used the whole time he was heartless ]
My little one - the fairy who stayed. She was by his side when he woke. She called me... [ He had wondered where she had gone, for she had been all but attached to his side, following Celebrian's instructions while he was heartless, only to vanish in the last few days ]
I... no, little builder. I will be well enough. What of you?
I... no, little builder. I will be well enough. What of you?
[She's beginning to feel like she's not going to get anywhere with this.]
Since when do you so dutifully obey your niece?
Since when do you so dutifully obey your niece?
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[She remains soft because she knows how he must be feeling now. And she'd be blind not to see the flickering of his Light or how pale he is. So she keeps herself and her voice as gentle as she can, considering the subject at hand. And she tries not to let it show how much the endearment means to her.]
I told you that we would speak when you had your heart back.
I told you that we would speak when you had your heart back.
So you did [ He manages a smile for her, even ]
Do not be angry at Will, little niece - he truly did nothing, this time - neither of us expected this. And even the first, he acted only out of concern for me.
Do not be angry at Will, little niece - he truly did nothing, this time - neither of us expected this. And even the first, he acted only out of concern for me.
[ An accurate assessment ]
Since you asked it of me, Celebrian?
[ Quietly puzzled forever ]
Since you asked it of me, Celebrian?
[ Quietly puzzled forever ]
I cannot help but be a little angry with him, uncle, for it is by his doing that you were in such a state. [Family is important to her. Very important to her. So much so that she could be pushed towards violence for their sake.] And that this is not the first time does not make it any better.
That was... a piece of you, an important piece of you, that appeared with me. Your light.
That was... a piece of you, an important piece of you, that appeared with me. Your light.
I know [ he dips his head in apology ] - but Will has only ever acted in what he thought my best interests - that they were not necessarily wise is as much my fault as his. He is a good friend, little niece, insofar as his lack of heart permits him to be.
[ He looks away ] Aye - I learnt that the hard way, eh? I am sorry Celebrian.
[ He looks away ] Aye - I learnt that the hard way, eh? I am sorry Celebrian.
[She sighs, almost sounding exhausted.]
This gets us nowhere, uncle. We will talk later.
This gets us nowhere, uncle. We will talk later.
He suffers bias on that method, of course he would have recommended it. [She thinks very little of removing a heart, can you tell?]
Have you learnt though? Or will this happen again? Have you any idea what you became in that state?
Have you learnt though? Or will this happen again? Have you any idea what you became in that state?
[ Obedient he nods ]
We will talk later.
We will talk later.
[She just sighs again and slowly closes the locket. But not before one last thing:]
I love you, uncle Maglor.
I love you, uncle Maglor.
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