probably not apologise, frankly. Certainly, she won't be particularly sorry; violently startle a perfect stranger whose situation you don't know, contend with the consequences as they fall. Nevertheless, she doesn't intend what happens next - the shock is too sudden, and she's too on edge, her usual protectors out of earshot, running on too little sleep even after Thranduil had let her rest in the grove, carried her back to the tavern. It's pure instinct that has her spinning on her heel, the pleated skirts of her gown flaring around her legs, the shard-bearing hand coming up to protect herself, and
Well, one might call what comes out of her hand a pain laser, but it isn't to close a rift - it's a sharp, sudden bolt of energy, and if he doesn't move fast enough it's going to slam him into the wall.
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probably not apologise, frankly. Certainly, she won't be particularly sorry; violently startle a perfect stranger whose situation you don't know, contend with the consequences as they fall. Nevertheless, she doesn't intend what happens next - the shock is too sudden, and she's too on edge, her usual protectors out of earshot, running on too little sleep even after Thranduil had let her rest in the grove, carried her back to the tavern. It's pure instinct that has her spinning on her heel, the pleated skirts of her gown flaring around her legs, the shard-bearing hand coming up to protect herself, and
Well, one might call what comes out of her hand a pain laser, but it isn't to close a rift - it's a sharp, sudden bolt of energy, and if he doesn't move fast enough it's going to slam him into the wall.