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{Boons are a thing of wonder. Aragorn is enjoying his first taste of magic, his grey eyes unfocused as he concentrates on the deep thrum of a spell activating. His body morphs seamlessly, which, understandably, causes him to inhale sharply.

But then it's done. He now looks through the eyes of a Sciathán Lion. Shaking his pale mane and stretching his feathered wings, he stands and lifts his chin to catch the scent of leaves, soil, living things on the air. Pale eyes aglow, he almost seems to smile.

This is a gift he will put to good use. His head dips and he slips the locket over his ears until it settles against his furry chest. There it stays as his feet pound against the ground, knocking up dirt and debris. Once he has sufficient speed, he opens his wings and lets the air catch against his feathers.

He has watched the Eagles fly - birds beyond counting too - yet nothing prepares him for the sensation of pure free flight. His feet still move, almost as if he is racing over the open air, and he roars his approval.

Back on the ground, there is a whinny of disapproval. A certain Unicorn is giving his master a skeptical look, head tilted to one side.

When will Men learn not to play with magic like it's a toy?

Aragorn makes one round in the sky, letting his wings become accustomed to flight before he lands quite near the Unicorn. Ehtyarion shakes his mane and paws at the dirt with his hoof. With an amused glimmer in his eyes, Aragorn nudges his friend gently and encourages him to follow him.

No one will be eaten today. Or any other day for that matter. He is not that sort of beast.}

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And that was a long, long time ago.

Yet echoes of it span across time and across the worlds.

Do they? I cannot see it, Aragorn.

I can see it in the effect you have on others.

[ A quiet bitter smile ]

Then you see more than I can, for all I see is blood and ashes.

Blood and ashes exist wherever you go, but you have done good. Think what you will about rescuing Elrond and Elros...

Much joy came from their lives.

We should never had had to raise them at all! If not for our Oath... [ He shakes his head ]

I am glad. That they grew well and left legacies that endured. But that love is selfish, for they were never mine to love at all.

You loved them. Was that an easy task? One that came to you naturally? A heart that has truly lost its way in the darkness cannot comprehend love such as a parent would selflessly hold for a child.

I loved them. [ Maglor nods ]

Who were never mine to love. I loved them because they reminded me of the Ambarussa, because they were a flail against my conscience for the lost sons of Dior, their uncles. I loved them in place of all those I had killed. And it was a terrible terrible thing, for they loved me in return, who they should have hated.

{Feel the melty goodness of a proud father holding his baby!}

Hate would have been like a sickness in them. It would have done them no good and it cannot raise the dead. {They had to move beyond what had happened whether they were equipped to do so or not.} What made you pause in killing when you saw them?

[ FINE HAVE FEANORION FEELS THEN ]

Perhaps, but it would have been right.

[ he shrugs a little ]

I... do not know. Perhaps they reminded us of Ambarussa. Perhaps Maedhros mourned Dior's twins.

{HAVE ARAGORN AND HIS BABY DAUGHTER. AND KITTENS.}

Right or easier?

{He stretches out his legs and chews, idly, on a blade of grass.}

They woke your hearts and reminded you that there was innocent worth protecting in the world.

[ Have lil Estel and his big bros! ]

Both. [ Maglor looks away ]

They did. But it should never had needed to be them at all.

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{Have a sleepy Estel being cuddled by his new Ada.}

But it was them and there was a reason for it. {A legacy began that day - a good one.} Think of what Lord Elrond alone has accomplished.

[ Have babby Estel getting bedtime stories ]

A reason? [ Maglor's smile is bitter ] A reason that I drove their mother from the cliff edge and kidnapped her children?

I am glad that they grew up well. So very glad. But that emotion is stolen from those to whom it belongs.

{Arwen and their baby daughter ha!}

I do not speak of those actions. I speak of how you took them in and raised them. They knew naught of what had happened. {And even if they did...} Children, as resilient as they are, need love and protection.

[ reasons why Elrond sometimes regrets having twins also bitty Celebrian & Legolas in a baby carrier ]

They knew. [ A flash of fire ] We never lied to them. They knew they were ransom, they knew what we had done. Neither Maedhros nor I ever hid from them who we were nor what we had done. We never let them forget their parents.

{STRIKE A POSE.}

{He wonders what it would be like...as a child...to bear such a burden. Yet all he has to do is look into Maglor's face to know why the children moved beyond their grief.}

They were perceptive.

[ Less cute and more sob ]

They were as they were trained to be. To be honest, and to seek truth, even when it hurt.

{It's okay. Here, this makes it better.}

You do it a disservice to call it mere training. They kept their hearts and minds open even while in the midst of grief.

[ the OTHER reason Elrond occasionally regrets having twins also with bitty Celebrian & Legolas ]

We did the best we could. I am glad their lessons did not go unlearnt.

{He should let the grandparents take over.}

What they learned from you went on to help them raise their children.

[ or his sons, perhaps ]

[ A small fleeting smile ]

Yes. Elrond raised his children well, and I am sure Elros did also.

{Maglor gets to meet Elladan and Elrohir...apparently?}

I am hopeful Arwen and I can continue the legacy of twins.

[ I read a comic on tumblr with that once it made me wibble Foster father hugs ]

Hm! [ Quiet amusement at that ] Be careful what you wish for, Elrondion. Twins are... well. You will learn, if ever you have them.

lol I am glad to be of assistance. Here have an icon of Mags and bitty elflings

ahhh Mags why you do this?

because REVENGE or something have another one

/down for the count

REVENGE

sonotfair.

you used baby aragorn on me man THAT is unfair

yep well that's life and those chubby baby cheeks of his are real.

/pokes them

Welp you asked for it.

NOOOOOOO

HUFF

OH YEAH?

YEAH

OH YEAH?

/RAWRS

/FISTICUFFS (I am neglecting all my other tags be proud)

/FLAILS WILDLY (For shame, but yeah I'm totally proud. Epic battle of cute going on here.)

totally

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BABBINS

Haha omg poor Elrond...

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