dear_mun | on hopefully returning to paradisa

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on hopefully returning to paradisa

Well, I look forward to returning whether I bring with me my memories of my last visit or not. Those I befriended before, I'm sure that I can befriend again. Returning to Cair Paradisa requires that you return to your reading however, you're having far too much fun and letting yourself become too distracted by that "Grand Theft Auto" game of yours. And no doubt that your friends will understand if you take a break from returning tags that you can review the book for me. Especially when you've so wanted me to return for several months now.

[Cheerful grin!] Come on now, don't waste time! Yours is limited.

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....another Elf....

His son, no less....

[Thorin doesn't know how he feels about this. His mun, however, is too excited for words!!]

[That is unbelievably rude, Thorin. Legolas hasn't said or done anything to deserve that look.]

I suppose that not everyone could be happy to see me return.

[Gonna play nice because Legolas has grown up beyond exchanging sharp words with dwarves. Thanks to Gimli.]

My relation to my King has no bearing on this.

Your relationship to that 'king' - and I use that word very loosely - has every bearing on this!

[Thorin's actually become quite civil around Galadriel since he entered the castle...]

I warn you, pull any Elf mischief to earn the castle's wrath and I will bring the hammer of Mahal down upon you!

[Plenty of horrible things have been happening in the recent weeks, Thorin doesn't want to see any more suffering in the castle...good luck with that, King Under the Mountain!]

Do not insult my king.

[Said very simply, reminding himself that he must not rise to the bait.]

Explain to me, O King Under the Mountain, how it affects this? What does my being his son do to upset you so?

[Especially when Legolas is first and foremost, Thranduil's subject.]

And do not threaten me, dwarf.

I'll insult anyone who gives me reason to do so. I'd say abandoning a whole kingdom in its hour of need is reason enough.

You're his son - thus you're likely one and the same.

[Way to make friends, Thorin...]

And do not condescend to me, Elf.

We abandoned no one and have done nothing to deserve such disrespect from you. [Except imprison you. Book-verse man.]

Then do not instigate such behavior in others.

Then Erebor fell prey to a Dragon of its own accord??

Be very careful with your next words...

[Be careful with his words, that was funny. There was no doubt, for even a moment, in Legolas' mind that Thorin would be displeased no matter what would be said.]

The fall of Erebor to a dragon was a tragedy but nothing to do with my kin and I.

Your kin could have stopped it! Thranduil's army could have been the turn of the tide that we needed to defeat Smaug!

[...Thorin, you keep forgetting that Smaug is a dragon and Elves are flammable]

Stopped it? It would have taken more than a day for word to reach us that Erebor was being attacked! Another day, perhaps more, to assemble our forces and march. And then several days more to even reach Erebor. By then, there would have been no point, there would have been nothing left.

And what loyalty or care did we have then of dwarves?

Loyalty...I'd be surprised if you could spell the word, much less know its meaning...

[Yes, Thorin, because you so whole-heartedly reach out to each and every Elf you meet too with your fuzzy personality...]

Heh, perhaps it would be good for you to come to the castle - I would rather enjoy seeing you squirm under its tortures...

[That's hitting below the belt, Thorin...]

You would be surprised by much, I would imagine. [Like the fact that Legolas and Gimli are kind of bff's.]

You will be sorely disappointed then, Son of Thrain. I may not recall my time there once I return, but if I did not suffer then, I will not suffer now.

[And now he's just going to be a smug little shit.]

[Oh, you get a rise out him at first! Have a patented Durin scowl for several minutes before Thorin gets a grip!]

Oh, but I've forgotten myself; when faced with the death of others, those with emotions and souls grieve.

Elves lack both, thus you're quite correct, you wouldn't suffer in the castle. Forgive my forgetful mind.

[Aaaaaaand Thorin'll see your 'smug little shit' and raise you a 'sarcastic jackass.']

[FUCK YOU THORIN!

... No, he calms quickly. He is five hundred years old, dammit. And his best friend is a relation to Thorin, no matter how distant.]

I will not let you destroy what friendships have been formed since your time, Thorin Oakenshield. It is only because of Gimli that I will not seek to fight with you now.

[........staaaaaaaaare.....what...][Just a few more missing puzzle pieces...Thorin can't conceive of the idea that a Dwarf and an Elf are bros...]

[Just ask Galadriel, she can vouch for their bro-ness.]

Nothing to say?

((ooc: Hmmm, fun fact: dw ate part of that post, but this can work too!))

......What has Gloin's boy got to do with anything?

((ooc: dreamwidth! o9))

Gimli is my friend.

.............

[Have a very shocked and unamused Thorin.]

....I haven't time for your trickery, Elf.

This is no trick but I've not the patience to convince one so hard-headed as yourself.

No Dwarf, no son of my distant cousin Gloin, would ever call an Elf 'friend'...

[Simply:] Gimli would.

Do not speak of what you do not know.

Do not tell me what I do and do not know, Elf!

You used some manner of magic or promised him something to trick him!

I've done nothing to trick him. And what could I possibly promise to him? For what purpose? He is my friend and no amount of denial on your part will ever change that.

[Truth is, Thorin isn't sure how to answer those questions himself.]

...the boy's been led astray...I'll need to confront his father on this matter...

[Though really, he'd rather not.]

Gimli is a grown dwarf by the time he and I become friends. Gloin will have no place to argue.

Ha!! You know nothing of Dwarves, clearly! We regard our parents, our fathers particularly, with high reverence.

[Which explains why it's such a devastating loss when one of them dies...]

That will not change the fact that Gloin can do nothing to alter our friendship.

Pfeh...'friendship' - as if you Elves understand the meaning of the word...

Are you trying to infuriate me, dwarf?

No, but I don't usually concern myself with the feelings of Elves, considering your kind have none.

[...Thorin please stop before you get an arrow through your eye...]

[He'll be lucky if Legolas even deems him worthy to use an arrow on. Because ew, Thorin germs.

Really though, he's doing a fantastic job of riling the elf up.]

Than I suggest you concern yourself with matters that are your own business rather than mine and Gimli's.

[That's what Thorins do!]

Gimli is of my clan and my kingdom of Erebor. Therefore he is my business!

Not by my time!

[Whoops. Spoilers~]

[Thorin just glares - he's heard rumors and didn't want to believe them. But still, the fact remains...]

Whether I am alive or not, Gimli is Gloin's son, and therefore a cousin of mine.

As I said, he is of my clan. My family.

My business.

And he is a grown dwarf, intelligent and capable of making his own decisions or mistakes. Capable of deciding who is or is not worth being his friend. You speak of dwarves respecting the parents but what of respecting their children?

If Gloin had any worries of Gimli traveling with an elf, he'd have raised them during Elrond's council.

We respect our children plenty!!

[He can say 'we' even though he had no children of his own because he regards Kili and Fili as his own sons.]

We also know how to guide them in the proper direction for their lives! Befriending an Elf would only bring sadness and pain, if not death!!

Your lot locked up his father and companions! What reason in Mahal's beard would Gimli have to befriend you??

It seems to me that you don't if you don't trust Gimli's own judgement in calling me friend.

[This is obviously going to turn into a great 'friendship' isn't it?]

My king did as he thought best at the time when you were harassing us in our merrymaking.

[He's not answering the other question. Because fuck you, Thorin.]

Children make certain decisions that put them in peril, it is the duty of their elders to guide them back to the proper path.

[Oh yeah, bros 4 life.]

Harassing you in your merrymaking? We were lost and trying to pass through the forest! Nothing more! We did not seek out the wood Elves as a target!

Believe me, I take no pleasure in your kind's company, thus I would not seek you out, not even to attack you.

You're not worth the effort.

[....yep, he just sealed his own coffin. Been nice knowin' ya' Thorin!!]

And he is not a child anymore!

[Aww yeah.]

Stomping through the forest, leaping into the light and frightening all there? Risking drawing the attention of the spiders on us? What were we left to think?

[If only Legolas could bring himself to hurt him. Even just a little. But no, he's better than that.]

Nor are you.

[Thorin's twitching - he sooo wants to draw Orcrist.]

It's Mirkwood - naturally we were drawn to the light! See it from our perspective, fool! We were running from the spiders, weakened and disoriented from their venom. We thought the light was a means to finding the path to lead us out of the forest, or even the forest's exit!

Trespass was not our intention.

[Go for it, Legolas won't be the one to start a physical conflict.]

When you entered the forest, you should have remained on the path where our magic kept spiders from wandering.

You say we should see things from your perspective but have you attempted to see anything from ours? More than a thousand years have we lived in Mirkwood, the Forest of Great Fear as others call it. And in that time, we have fought and dealt with the threats here while few have dared enter the realm.

...don't you think we tried that??

Circumstances arose and we lost track of the path! You live there, you must admit that it is an easy accident to fall into!

Believe me, if we could have stayed on the path and avoided your lot altogether, I would have been a much happier Dwarf, I promise you that!

I admit nothing. The path is clear to see for anyone passing through the Woodland Realm! We make sure of that.

It was not clear enough to see! That realm is blacker than pitch, and of course your cursed Elf eyes would see through it!

My company, which included a Hobbit at the time, stumbled through the forest and were forced off the path by means beyond our control!

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