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[theoden]

We both know that the dead should remain as they are. At peace.

The attention you bring upon me is unwanted.

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[maideninarmor]

[She looks at her Uncle with disbelief. It really can't be him...]

My Lord... Is it truly you?

[theoden]

'Tis I, indeed.

( softly: ) Time has passed and you've only grown more beautiful, Éowyn. Will I be given a smile, perhaps?

[therangerking]

The dead should be left at peace, but surely joy is allowed at seeing their eyes be lit with life again. [ Aragorn shifts slightly, bringing his pipe down and looking steadily at Theoden. ]

Theoden-King. You have been much missed.

[theoden]

Lord Aragorn.

( a rare smile. )

Or shall I dare to say 'king'? Much news has reached my ears. I am well-informed even in death, it seems.

[bemerry]

[ Merry is very happy to see Theoden, but the seeming frustration with the current situation cools him down a bit. He wants his lord happy, after all. ]

If naught else, my lord, perhaps we may have our conversation of pipeweed?

[ Or, well, he tried. He just can't help but want... well, it is a selfish thing, and Merry will be pleased so long as Theoden finds peace with himself. ]

[theoden]

Master Meriadoc.

( another small smile tugs at him. at the very least, the faces that greet him are those of friends. )

Who am I to decline such a generous invitation? Though I would gladly speak with you of anything that you so desire. Time is no longer a matter of urgency to me, and I verily enjoy your company.

crosses medieval things together like a boss idek hi eri

[christendom]

So it is attainable. This elusive peace.

( excuse him, he's rly bitter. crusades have the tendency to do that to a person )

OH MY GOD JULI

[theoden]

The paths that lead to it differ for every Man.

( he used to be bitter himself.

-- but, ah, he has to take a double take on that face. he just looks a tiny bit familiar. )

Would you say that you've get to grasp it, stranger?

[heirwithouthope]

[Well here's a dwarf that was dead before you were born and doesn't even know it yet, My Little Horse Master. He looks up at the Man in front of him with relative indifference.]

If these wordsmiths were only inclined to choose from the living--or those that wished themselves to be taken--these would be very quiet halls.

[....................................Just like Moria.]

[theoden]

( conversations with gimli has led théoden to pay more respect to the dwarf lords. so he treats you, thorin, as he would treat his old friend. )

More's the pity that it is what we want, Master Dwarf, that they do not wish to heed. I hear that they gain great joy in our providing for our anguish.

[colorofthesky]

They have a knack for doing that, don't they?

[theoden]

Evidently so.

And yet they are not lacking when it comes to the living.

[injoy]

Although you have undoubtedly earned that peace, my lord, you'll find few muns who will respect such boundaries. Take joy in seeing your loved ones, and in the fact that they may see you once more; that is a gift that not many receive.

[theoden]

As I have learned so, Master Elf, you are right. Things such as these have some merit to them.

[worming]

And so death too has claimed thee, Lord Théoden.

i actually wrote wormtail at first and wondered what was wrong with my tag...

[theoden]

And I went willingly. Wormtongue.

( a beat. )

Gríma.

[pyreof]

Death offers little solace... even to those who seek it.

[theoden]

So it would not, if you had to seek it. Often, one would wait for Death to arrive at his doorstep.

[valouric]

Uncle?...is it truly you?

[theoden]

Has my countenance changed much in death that my own niece does not recognize me? ( he spares one of his smiles, and only for éowyn. ) Come closer, Éowyn. I shall let you judge for yourself.

NGL been wanting these two to interact 5eva

[elvenking]

Little is sacred here, not even the Gift of Ilúvatar.

this is a thing of beauty

[theoden]

So I have been told as such. It seems that it is all but foolish to fight against their strong will.

[whichtheydefend]

Théoden-king.

[As if the occasional Boromir and Denethor isn't enough, seeing his one-day-wife's dead uncle is jarring. How does one even approach this?]

An honor it is to us all, even if it is an unwanted awakening.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A FARAMIR TO TORTU-- i mean hiiii

[theoden]

( he has never seen faramir's face, but he has seen boromir's and denethor's. the similarities would not confuse him. )

Lord Faramir, is it? Your presence is unexpected, but welcome indeed. How fare thee?

( he doesn't know that you've married his niece, but he will soon )

[tofindthesun]

Leave the dead, indeed. Yet some would be glad to see you among the living once more.

[himself among them. though nowhere near as much as others might be.]