"You certainly would," Galadriel responded. It wasn't an encouragement, not precisely, but more a statement of fact. She was certain Ellana would manage something, regardless of her claiming a lack of skill.
She reached to the crown of her head and pulled a strand of hair free. As she tied the arrowhead onto it, she glanced sidelong at Ellana. She was so young and, between her wonder and the way she watched Galadriel's hands, Galadriel found it impossible to ignore that fact.
"I learned because I was given no choice," Galadriel told her, calmly, with the weight of someone who had learned much in this way. "My power was something that had to be gathered and seized, it is--was no trifle, and such as this?" She shifted and tied the end of the golden strand to her staff. Once it was secure she tossed the glittering arrowhead into the dark water.
"This was learned during difficult times in ages long forgotten; the trials of the early days, of the kinslayings and the Lord of Night were many and cruel. I would not wish them on you, but were you forced through them, you would have found your way.
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She reached to the crown of her head and pulled a strand of hair free. As she tied the arrowhead onto it, she glanced sidelong at Ellana. She was so young and, between her wonder and the way she watched Galadriel's hands, Galadriel found it impossible to ignore that fact.
"I learned because I was given no choice," Galadriel told her, calmly, with the weight of someone who had learned much in this way. "My power was something that had to be gathered and seized, it is--was no trifle, and such as this?" She shifted and tied the end of the golden strand to her staff. Once it was secure she tossed the glittering arrowhead into the dark water.
"This was learned during difficult times in ages long forgotten; the trials of the early days, of the kinslayings and the Lord of Night were many and cruel. I would not wish them on you, but were you forced through them, you would have found your way.
"Just as I did."