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[laurenande]

WHO: Galadriel and you!
WHAT: Catch all for Firstfall/November, specifically includes Sulevin Blade/Mirror of Galadriel adventures.
WHEN: All of Firstfall.
WHERE: Various, largely Skyhold but also the Warden Camp.
NOTES: To be edited if needed.

Comments

No worries D: Bad wrist, hurt less and be cooperative.

[laurenande]

It has been many centuries since an elf last threw themselves at her as Merrill does now and yet, despite all that time, Galadriel's reaction is reflexive. She wraps an arm around the young woman and settles a hand against the back of her head, drawing it against her shoulder as she sobs. She whispers words of comfort, assurances that her offer is genuine, and it takes several long moments before she realizes she's lapsed into Sindarin.

"Mine is a house weighed down by many tragedies and mistakes; we have turned out our kin and been turned out in kind many times over. You are in like company among us, mell neth," Galadriel says in the common speak and idly strokes her fingers through Merrill's short hair.

"But now we are one soul stronger, and I am glad of it." She draws back, just slightly, but doesn't release the younger elf.

"Had I told you that my mother's family built ships? They were not unlike your aravel, save that they traveled by water and were far less charming. I have neither seen nor spoken to those relatives in many thousands of years; coming to your home is rather like coming home to my own. Is that not fortunate?"

it is the rudest

[chainlightning]

Whether they are words she knows or not, the tone and the touch are enough to convey the meaning. She clings to it, to the fact that she is not alone, that she is not the only one who has done horrible things against clan and kin. She never wanted to, and she does not know if that is true of whatever happened to Galadriel and those like her -- but tragedies, mistakes, they happen. Who would know better than her? When there are none alive who can offer forgiveness, where do you find it?

"Despite all the horrible things happening -- if you had to be dragged into this world, I am glad I was able to meet you as a result." The Inquisition has helped her find family where her clan is dead and her Kirkwall family has scattered. It has done good even in that seemingly small way, and Merrill will always remember it.

Still, she isn't unhappy about the change of topic, either. There's a little shake of her head, something both embarrassed and pleased in the color of her cheeks (beyond the red from her tears). "You hadn't. You're welcome to visit it whenever you'd like, though!" That's always been true, but Merrill tends to forget that other people don't realize that without express invitation. "Though no offense to your mother's family, but I prefer not being inside ships that go on water. Maybe up on the deck, but otherwise I was horribly sick."