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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 22, 2008 13:28:34 GMT -5
*Nightful grinned as she thought about it. She had never really cared what people said about her.*
"Well, they will probably tell you that my brother and I was running around, throwing live frogs into peoples tea-cups. That isn't true."
*She looked up at him with a glimpse of humor in her eyes.*
"We only used dead frogs."
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Post by oracle on May 22, 2008 14:59:07 GMT -5
*He shook his head. She was still so much a child*
"I mean, do they say you talk one way when you know you speak another?"
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 22, 2008 15:03:51 GMT -5
*Nightfall sighed and looked sadly up at him. Her tough facade was suddenly gone.*
"All the time. And that's why I do all these childish pranks. When they hurt my feelings, I might as well hurt theirs. I don't belong here, Prince Legolas. I am so much different from the others."
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Post by oracle on May 22, 2008 15:12:42 GMT -5
"I understand how you feel, suprisingly enough. I love Mirkwood, but I always felt as though I should be somewhere...out there."
*He gestured to the world beyond the trees*
"I'm not the standing-still sort. I like to travel, to see new places, to explore. Sitting still drives me to boredom."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 22, 2008 15:17:43 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked up at him and smiled. At least they had something in common.*
"Me neither. I want to leave Lorien behind and travel around the world, seeing strange places, meet new people, look at other countries animals, taste food I have never tried, study art and history...."
*She had a smile on her lips and stars in her eyes when she spoke, that made her more beautiful than ever. Like a thirsty flower that suddenly got water. Nightfall was an intelligent girl that had always thirsted for knowledge.*
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Post by oracle on May 22, 2008 16:42:19 GMT -5
"You've never been to even Mirkwood?" He asked curiously.
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 22, 2008 16:45:08 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked sadly up to him.*
"I've never been outside Lorien." *She replied sadly.* "If I had been to Mirkwood, I am sure you and I would have met. I would have remembered that."
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Post by oracle on May 22, 2008 17:36:46 GMT -5
"I'm sorry to hear that," he said with genuine feeling.
"I've been to lands near and far, but always I come home. Not that I always wish to come home."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 22, 2008 23:38:39 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked up at him again.*
"You are lucky to be a man. It seems like men can always come and go as they like, while women are kept at home, to cook, wash, and take care of homes and children."
*She looked away, sadly.*
"A life like that would easily kill me. I would be bored to death."
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Post by oracle on May 23, 2008 13:28:18 GMT -5
"What do they teach you here in Lorien?" He asked surprise.
"The women of Mirkwood are taught how to fight and defend themselves, and the chores are divided up by ability, not gender."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 23, 2008 13:32:47 GMT -5
*Nightfall smiled sadly and looked up at him.*
"My mother has taught me how to fight, and my father has taught me to defend myself by the use of magic. But the other elves think my parents crazy for teaching me all this. They say I should learn how to do needlework and knit instead. I want so badly to leave this place."
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Post by oracle on May 23, 2008 15:24:31 GMT -5
*He rolled his eyes*
"You should leave this place."
*He paused, thinking*
"I have an idea."
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 23, 2008 15:33:54 GMT -5
*Nightfall brightened up, grateful for any ideas he might have to put an end to her misery.*
"Do you want to tell me about it? I would do anything to get away from this boredom."
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Post by oracle on May 24, 2008 8:32:40 GMT -5
"Just because we have to get married, doesn't mean we have to stay in Lorien. What if we went travelling? Somewhere, anywhere--just away from here. How does that strike you?"
*He was much more animated, now that he was talking about one of his favorite subjects*
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Post by Nightfall Siofra on May 24, 2008 8:40:28 GMT -5
*Nightfall looked up at him, for the first time she had hope in her beautiful eyes. A bright smile lit up her face, increasing her beauty even more.*
"You know, I actually like that idea. And even though my parents would hate for me to leave, they can't stop me when I am a married woman. Where would you like to go? I have always wanted to travel around the world!"
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