[ A long pause, Maglor eyeing his father quietly - here, here, is the politician that he became, all emotion locked away behind utter indifference, because to feel is to break ]
Because. [ he says eventually ] We do not trust her, the Unseelie Queen. Because we are weary of fighting, especially another's war. [ We, he says, not They ] Because I saw how easily she led Celegorm, and felt the brush of her power against me.
[ He does not give their names - and that as well, speaks much of his regard for them as opposed to the Queen. He is protecting them ]
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Date: 2014-06-01 12:45 pm (UTC)Because. [ he says eventually ] We do not trust her, the Unseelie Queen. Because we are weary of fighting, especially another's war. [ We, he says, not They ] Because I saw how easily she led Celegorm, and felt the brush of her power against me.
[ He does not give their names - and that as well, speaks much of his regard for them as opposed to the Queen. He is protecting them ]