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[waterbearer]

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[ He stands firm. He does not regret this, he cannot, for he spoke the truth. They did do good work this day, and Kaldur truly believes that this is an avenue for a brighter future. ]

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/snuggles close

[waterbearer]

[Someone has a negative outlook that Kaldur will not be able to combat over a network, but it is a perspective he will put in his mind for later. ]

The heart is never a weakness, simply there are times when it must be listened to, but not heeded in full.

The weight of a heart is no reason to silence it, for all good things require patience and love and pain. [ It seems strange, to speak such wisdom, but he thinks of how far his team, his family has come, and all they have face, and all they face still. What he faces, and what the fragments of his team faces (old and new team, those he has come to know and care for here).

And he knows his words to be true. ]

/purrr

[bythewaves]

[ Someone has a negative outlook that is shortly to be proven highly accurate! ]

Perhaps - tis selfish of me, but once again this burden grows wearisome, and if I had not promised... [ I would fain be rid of it again but he promised Elrond, before he left, and he promised House and Daud both he would tell them when he felt this bad before making any decisions, and Father had been so worried... ]

In any case, I hope that your road leads to better places than mine.

[waterbearer]

[ You have one brother, soon to be dead and then alive again, and free of the questionable hold of an evil? witch-queen. that at least qualifies for half-wrong. ]

I am glad that others would guard your heart, but I would that you protect and cherish it for your own sake as well.

And I hope your road leads to good places, regardless of where mine will go.

[ a pause. ]

And I would give aid to you, for Celebrimbor's sake, as well as for what guidance you have given me, if you should call for it.

[bythewaves]

[ He's still dead though. Again. And it's his fault because he didn't do as Will suggested and Wish for the damn jewel in the first place ]

I do not know why any would [ so soft, it is almost an aside murmured to himself ]

I thank you, sir, but our roads have always led only to blood and madness, and even in new lands such as this it seems we are not free. [ a quiet shrug ] My nephew thought of you fondly, it seems, and for that I would offer you what little aid I might, but I fear even that accursed. Yet your offer is kind, sir, and I thank you for it, irregardless.

[waterbearer]

[ Yeah, no. Kaldur is a sorcerer, if not an expert one, and he's gonna tell you right now that any Capital Letter magic is Trouble. I'm talkin' 'bout trouble, with a capital 'T' and that rhymes with 'D' and that stands for 'dead without a soul.'

I mean, yeah it's your fault for demanding from a demigod of war instead of asking, and not reigning in Celegorm, but on that vein Kaldur didn't really put a lid on Clarisse either so that's part his fault, too. ]

Because a heart, any heart, is worth fighting to keep. [ He has the lifes and deaths to prove this, you aren't going to get him to budge on this. ] Hearts are what allow us to learn, and feel, and change. Be that for better or worse or back again.

[ People and curses, man, what is up with everyone. ]

You are most welcome for it, and it stands open, always.

[bythewaves]

[ But if it is Maglor who dies, and Celegorm who lives, perhaps this will assuage the guilt of letting him die once already... it mightn't be so bad, to be dead. At the least, it would be more peaceful

Also Mags asked nicely please and thank you, and even begged - it isn't his fault she thought it'd be funny to laugh at him ]

There are many who would argue the opposite, for me and mine, or indicate that we are without already.

[ a quiet acknowledging bow ] May you never have cause to regret that offer.

a bow over locked audio wow /jk

[waterbearer]

They would be wrong.

[ Fact. ]


I strongly suspect that I will not, but even so, I will hold to it.

adakejhlkh I FORGOT WHOOPS

[bythewaves]

Perhaps...

[ But he cannot help but think that they are probably right, for if he had killed them both at the beginning, surely this would all have been different... ]

My thanks then, sir. I do not think I ever got your name.

HAHAHAHA i figured

[waterbearer]

[ Don't make him use the "I am in command here" voice. Just don't. ]


I am Kaldur'ahm, of Shayeris. [ Man he should put it on a record with a play button. ] Also known as Aqualad, to some.

/ashamed

[bythewaves]

Well met, then, Kaldur'ahm of Shayeris. [ He sounds it out slowly, to make sure he pronounces it right, almost turning it to a song ]

And for my sins I am Maglor, once Makalaure Canafinwe.

Don't be

[waterbearer]

[ Song name was kinda cool. It's probably an elf thing. ]

Well met, Maglor.

[bythewaves]

[ Nah, it's a Maglor thing ]

May the ocean currents lead you to safe harbor.