I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold; (Open)

[inafadingcrown]

Who: Galadriel and you
What: Wandering through the forest because oh, thank God, spring!
When: 4/7, anytime during the day
Where: the...forest
Rating: Can't see this going higher than PG
Notes: Brackets and prose are both fine; I'll switch to match.

It had been too long. Too long since she’d wandered through the woods, too long since she’d felt the grass beneath her bare feet.

Galadriel closed her eyes, letting the warm breeze blow back her hair, breathing in the first scents of spring. She placed a hand on each tree as she passed it, an almost affectionate gesture, making her way deeper into the forest.

At last, when the woods had begun to darken, the small amount of light filtering in through the canopy leaving them in a perpetual twilight, she stopped to rest and take in the stillness, unwilling to venture further- at least today.

Comments

[the_marli_tharn]

"Efrafa." Hyzenthlay replies, taking a couple careful hops closer. There was still a certain hesitance, but she was getting used to the idea at least of just conversing with them.

[inafadingcrown]

"You speak." There is obvious surprise on her face, but it's a delighted surprise. She shifts, leaning forward slightly. "I should not be so shocked, I suppose, after all I have seen here."

[the_marli_tharn]

"-- and I can understand you. It is still a new thing to me."

She sits up and swivels her ears at Galadriel. There was something about her that was quite different from any of the men she had met so far.

[inafadingcrown]

Galadriel watches that with amusement. "You may come closer if you wish, little one. I will not harm you."

[the_marli_tharn]

She does come closer by a step or two, but while so far all the men she has met have been nice, her instinct is telling her not to get too close. "The men here have been very nice. It's been ... surprising."

[inafadingcrown]

"I think you will find that most are more hesitant to harm a creature which may speak to them."

[the_marli_tharn]

Hyzenthlay thinks on this for a moment, and then nods. "I see ... I think I would be hesitant to eat any flay if it spoke to me."

[inafadingcrown]

A light laugh escapes her. "Yes, that is precisely it. Rightly or wrongly, it is easiest to feel compassion for those we understand. We should strive for more, of course."