[ he would find no faults in maia were he not to hold his back so straight and his head so high. what he has just come through is exhausting, the weight of so much falling so quickly down onto such slim shoulders.
he pauses to admire the cut of one very lovely bead before setting it atop the others. ] Mae l'ovannen. [ not quite a correction, though he speaks slowly, clearly. ] Yes. Sindarin. It is 'well-met', but formal enough for greeting someone new.
[ onto the second layer of maia's hair, admiring the work done by- what had he called them? edocharei. ] There is a virtue in not seeking power for power's sake. [ but one burdens with duties beyond ability will do a similarly poor job of handling them. he'll find, with time, if maia is one of the latter. ]
My father was king before me, and I felt as if the grief would be too much to bear, those first years. It passed, but what aided best was ruling well. Honoring what he had done.
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he pauses to admire the cut of one very lovely bead before setting it atop the others. ] Mae l'ovannen. [ not quite a correction, though he speaks slowly, clearly. ] Yes. Sindarin. It is 'well-met', but formal enough for greeting someone new.
[ onto the second layer of maia's hair, admiring the work done by- what had he called them? edocharei. ] There is a virtue in not seeking power for power's sake. [ but one burdens with duties beyond ability will do a similarly poor job of handling them. he'll find, with time, if maia is one of the latter. ]
My father was king before me, and I felt as if the grief would be too much to bear, those first years. It passed, but what aided best was ruling well. Honoring what he had done.