Maglor Makalaure Canafinwe Feanorion (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bythewaves) wrote2016-06-02 01:50 pm
bythewaves) wrote2016-06-02 01:50 pm
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Your pardon, but I am unavailable. If you will, leave a message and I will answer as soon as I may.
Khadgar? I am done, I think. Would you come over and see if it suits?
Really? [He thought they'd take much longer.
... Long enough for Belthazar to forget his questions.
Oh well.]
Yeah, sure. Absolutely.
... Long enough for Belthazar to forget his questions.
Oh well.]
Yeah, sure. Absolutely.
Aye! Fortunately the pattern was not too hard to copy. I will see you soon.
I'll be right over then!
[And like a lazy little thing, he teleports.]
[And like a lazy little thing, he teleports.]
[This might be a good opportunity to try and explain it in a relatable way, okay,] Malevolence is like that too. It's intrinsic to the structure of our world, but it's completely toxic. ...that's why Mikleo and I were so against the branding. Things like that invite poison, where we're from. We've seen it happen here, too.
Do you see what I'm saying?
Do you see what I'm saying?
look he's not needed in the forge except to keep the bellows going...
bythewaves
2017-03-03 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Maglor jumps, when he does ]
You will terrify me enough to actually hurt you one of these days.
[ He teases fondly ]
You will terrify me enough to actually hurt you one of these days.
[ He teases fondly ]
[Khadgar can't help a faint grin.]
You won't intentionally though. And I'm hoping you get used to it before that happens.
You won't intentionally though. And I'm hoping you get used to it before that happens.
but people say most of his hobbies keep them awake at night
bythewaves
2017-03-03 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Are you planning on dropping in frequently, then?
[ Maglor raises an amused eyebrow at him, and gestures to the robes on the bed ]
I tried to match the colors as close as I could to the picture you showed me.
[ Maglor raises an amused eyebrow at him, and gestures to the robes on the bed ]
I tried to match the colors as close as I could to the picture you showed me.
Possibly. I guess we'll see, won't we?
[He makes his way over and looks the robe over, letting his fingers run over them and looks over them.]
This is great. Really.
[He makes his way over and looks the robe over, letting his fingers run over them and looks over them.]
This is great. Really.
Like the way Shadow lingers. [ Maglor murmurs softly ]
I see. That is why you were worried? Is that what happened? [ That time on the planet ] Did we hurt you?
I see. That is why you were worried? Is that what happened? [ That time on the planet ] Did we hurt you?
I suppose I had best get used to it then.
[ He beams, pleased ]
I am glad! Hopefully it will fit - how did you get the measurements, in the end?
[ He beams, pleased ]
I am glad! Hopefully it will fit - how did you get the measurements, in the end?
The sooner the better. For me.
[A smug little grin.]
I told him you wanted them.
[A smug little grin.]
I told him you wanted them.
... well no. He's also writing the Silmarillion down for the library?
bythewaves
2017-03-03 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
Hm, I wonder if I should rig up a trip wire for the next time!
[ He chuckles ] I see! He must have been surprised. Well, at least he'll know why now.
[ He chuckles ] I see! He must have been surprised. Well, at least he'll know why now.
I'll have to teleport to another spot every time then.
[Good luck rigging the right spot.] I was kind of hoping he'd forget by the time they were done.
[Good luck rigging the right spot.] I was kind of hoping he'd forget by the time they were done.
Clever.
[ Maglor smiles and laughs softly at that ]
Well, I guess you will know, soon.
[ Maglor smiles and laughs softly at that ]
Well, I guess you will know, soon.
Edited 2017-03-03 13:59 (UTC)
Soon. I really appreciate this, I owe you.
[Besides letting him keep all the extra fabric.]
[Besides letting him keep all the extra fabric.]
Tis fine - I enjoyed the work. I only hope he likes it!
[What happened on the planet is such a complicated mess that Sorey is still trying to sort it out himself, but...] I...think so, maybe. Not because we felt dismissed or disrespected- well, no, Mikleo feels that way, but for me it was more like...
[Sorey folds his arms and frowns thoughtfully. How to put this...] Back home, and here too, I've sworn to do everything I can to prevent these things from happening. I'm...not on particularly steady ground after what I did and my inability to convince you or your family feels like a huge failure on my part.
Ah- [Holds out a hand,] not that that's your problem, I'm not looking for an apology. I'm just trying to make my feelings clear.
[Sorey folds his arms and frowns thoughtfully. How to put this...] Back home, and here too, I've sworn to do everything I can to prevent these things from happening. I'm...not on particularly steady ground after what I did and my inability to convince you or your family feels like a huge failure on my part.
Ah- [Holds out a hand,] not that that's your problem, I'm not looking for an apology. I'm just trying to make my feelings clear.
You could not help it. [ Maglor says gently ] That is what I was told. I am sorry that you feel so - please do not! We are old, and more than a little mad, maybe, and very set in our ways. You could have commanded us, and I might have yielded, but we have been lords and kings and we do not yield easily to others. That is not your fault, but ours, and I am sorry that we have hurt you so.
Mikleo and I really don't put a lot of stock into the ranking thing; he didn't ask to be Captain, and I only took up First Mate so he wouldn't be doing this himself. It's not really- there's no real power involved in it. [They've literally never been in positions of power before this recent Shepherd's journey, and nowhere near a military authority structure.] Honestly, just the idea of people agreeing with me because they think they have to kinda makes my skin crawl.
I know. [ Malgor nods ]
Mikleo has expressed similarly. But Sorey - we are kings and lords, yes, but we are Captains and Commanders, also. We know, intimately, the structures of authority that will carry an army through a war. If you have to wrangle us again - do not be afraid to order. We do not have to obey. But authority we know, even if only assumed here. If you do not command, we will walk around you. But if you order, and you mean it... I can convince the others. There is no time for reasoned argument in war, Sorey.
Mikleo has expressed similarly. But Sorey - we are kings and lords, yes, but we are Captains and Commanders, also. We know, intimately, the structures of authority that will carry an army through a war. If you have to wrangle us again - do not be afraid to order. We do not have to obey. But authority we know, even if only assumed here. If you do not command, we will walk around you. But if you order, and you mean it... I can convince the others. There is no time for reasoned argument in war, Sorey.
[Sorey frowns, folding his arms in thought; he doesn't like it, doesn't like the implication that he must order Maglor in order to see any kind of change, but that Maglor's telling him this...is it more a compromise this way than just standing around arguing? Would this be the kinder choice?]
...it really would help you if I acted like a proper First Mate during disagreements?
...it really would help you if I acted like a proper First Mate during disagreements?
Not always. But... in battle, if you want us to listen now ... then yes. You do have the authority - not just given by Atroma, but acknowledged by me, at least - and the others will heed me. [ Manipulating Maedhros is not easy, but Maglor has been wrangling his brother for millenia, after all ] If you think we cross the line, use it. It is highly unlikely that any of us will heed, otherwise. You can explain later, as you are doing now - but in battle, that could wind up with people dead. Even if you command... I cannot promise obedience, but you have a far, far better chance.
Agghh... [Sorey really, really hates it, and almost every single thing that just came out of Maglor's mouth.] F...fine. If I think it's something that's going to specifically harm you or us or the crew, I'll...I'll try. My best. [He really is not good at being authoritative but he'll try.]
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