Video; Unseelie & Seelie

[of_the_lake]

[Lancelot, standing on the edge of a riverbed, had traveled north after the battle for the Silmaril by himself. Realizing that it would have constituted a sort of abandonment of his post, he decided to let Ganondorf know what he was doing.]

Members of the Unseelie and Seelie courts. I have a warning for you. I, the Knight of the Lake, have been recruited to aid the Dryads of La Llorona in the defense of Fairy-held safe havens throughout the realm. As such, I will eliminate any enemy to them I come across. If you have information on those who threaten such realms, send messages to me. I will end such offenders.

That is all.

[Lancelot added a second message to Ganondorf, specifically.]

[PRIVATE/TEXT/TO: GANONDORF]

My lord. My true upbringing stems from the support of the fey. In this, I'm indebted to them to protect their lands and their well-being.

In this, I will be working to restore one of their Glens, so it may flourish in the wake of battles that had sundered it. Despite this, I will always be available for your sake. Please, do not hesitate to call upon my aid if necessary. My response will be ever swift.

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[digophelia]

[ Alice has contented herself with Celegorm's horse; she has not spoken to others since she came back to the station and now she's even debating returning to the unseelie court, because her resentment runs that deep for the opposing court now. She does recall him, she remembers using her vorpal blade on his hand when he grabbed her. ]

Why are you aiding them?

[of_the_lake]

My mother is fey. My love for her is enough to justify a great deal of obligation towards their well-being.

[Suffice to say, it's his primary faction, given that Camelot is long-since dead and buried.]

[digophelia]

Nimue?

[ She's still not well and of a few words, but she'll manage for a while. ]

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

What can you tell me of the Dryads of La Llorona? [He is compiling information as fast as he can; being a lonely Mage cut off from his brethren doesn't sit well with him.]

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[of_the_lake]

There is little one can truly say about them, sir. They do no harm to anyone whatsoever.

[Lancelot had no real desire to comment on how he felt like they were a little frisky with him, but hey, he didn't make any moves. That would have felt weird.]

However, the main bit of information one can say is--fairies and dryads frequent trees, because they're healthy for them. They're elementals that typically do not live long or well when separated from trees, the true and strong embodiment of the concept of 'nature'.

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[vanyel_ashkevron]

Then I have no qualms with them. [Though his curiosity remains.] I have learned of creatures who frequent the various elements.

[And he will call on their aid in his future.]

I respect them and I acknowledge that not all of their actions are easily understood by humans.

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[gordianknots]

[Berserker's message has prompted a particular question for Waver, who has been contemplating the nature of dryads and their Sisterhood for a few days now.]

Berserker, I apologise if this is an inconvenient question, but can you confirm that I'm correcting in assuming that the dryads of La Llorona are a part of the larger Sisterhood of Nymphs? I know that the Sisterhood is a neutral party, but I want to make sure that I'm right about the extent.

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[of_the_lake]

One wonders why it would be an inconvenient question.

[Lancelot didn't sense any ulterior motive in that and he was fairly certain that after discussing his origin with him before that he would have understood the knight's perspective on Fey.]

However, I may simply discount it as your apparent shakiness concerning me in general. [Busted.]

All dryads are considered 'neutral' by nature. They have no affiliation other than to one another. If you consider this a Sisterhood, then I suppose you wouldn't be incorrect.

However, if you mean to say that it would be formally defined as a faction, then I'm not at all sure that would be precise. That would be asking me to define such beings as capable of holding the same types of opinions as mortals.

[gordianknots]

Actually I wasn't sure if you'd need to go and ask several dryads before replying, or if you knew off the top of your head. [Damnit Berserker.]

Thank you, that's what I wanted to know. I haven't heard anything about threats, but I'll keep a close ear to the ground and let you know if I hear anything substantial.

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[dragmire]

[In his own realm, fairies have often been little more than pests. They were loyal to the Hylians and had always opposed him. Regardless, he cannot fault Lancelot his loyalty to both old debts and to new ones.]

Your loyalty is admirable, Berserker. I will remember it.

But I admit, I know little of these dryads or the threat they face. If you have pledged yourself to help them, I am willing to lend aid as well.

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[of_the_lake]

I have faltered in my loyalty, before. I am making sure I never do so again.

[Lancelot would have been confused by the prospect of fairies 'choosing sides', himself. The fairies he had gotten used to were tricksters who often times cared little beyond the moment. For them to hold grudges or cast allegiances would have simply made him wonder if they were fairies at all.]

They're 'nymphs', or elemental beings that represent the territory they frequent. Beings that come from the nature that they frolick in.

If you pledged your aid to them, my lord, it would be the same as allying with 'Nature', itself.

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[dragmire]

[Well... he didn't have anything particularly against nature. So long as nature wasn't holding out on certain artifacts that led to obtaining power. Otherwise he was very copacetic with nature.]

I would rather have Nature's favor than to have it turned against me. I will rely on you to inform me of any aid that can be rendered on their behalf.

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[boutant]

I was given a place to build a manor in La Llorona. We were careful of the trees, but- [ Ariadne pauses, rubbing the back of her neck. ]

If I've upset them at all, can you extend my apologies? I'd like to make amends, if I can. And if you ever need somewhere to stay while you're in the forest...

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[of_the_lake]

[Lancelot's dead stare must have been entrancing in a sort of 'get out of my face' kind of way.]

In recompense, the kindest thing you could do would be to plant a tree in the center of your manor. They may view all things 'outside of nature' as foreign and cruel to them.

A tree in the middle of your home would be implying that you're willing to share.

[As for himself, well, he didn't respond to the offer if only because he was certain Ariadne wouldn't want a hulking monster in armor loitering anywhere near her, honestly.]

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[boutant]

[ lancelot do you have to do that ]

I can do that. Is there any sort of tree they'd like the most, do you think? Or any tree that they would like to see more of?

[ NOW SHE FEELS BAD THANKS ]

Also, I'm not really a gardener, but I want to have lots of plants there. If that, uh. Helps.

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[orcsurfing]

Guard them well for they have been great friends to me and should I know of them needing aid, I will deliver that information to you swiftly.

[ In fact, three of them remain by his side at all times, having take him in as a little brother of a sort... and their delighted comments in the background can be heard over the feed, as one or another glance over Legolas's shoulder to see the video of Lancelot. The one who will defend their sisters. ]

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[of_the_lake]

[Lancelot hadn't even thought of the giggling. He thought maybe the man speaking to him had been in town. At the moment, he couldn't make out what they had been saying.]

You have my thanks, sir. May I have your name, so I may know whom to address? You may call me Lancelot--of the Lake.

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[caditquaestio]

...hold. Which lake?

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[of_the_lake]

Hm. [It's been awhile since he's heard that joke.]

Do you know them all?

[noirant]

[ Felix has a lot of questions. Namely, who are you, which lake, what the fuck is a dryad, and what does a safe-haven entail? Luckily, he's been beat to about half. ]

'Eliminate'?

[ Now the dry little conundrum of the hour is this: Are you about to go chopping heads off in the names of trees? He can't help but picture some tragic misunderstanding of a lumberjack's calling. ]

[of_the_lake]

[Felix's questions would be rewarded by a complimentary, explanatory pamphlet.]

Yes. Eliminate.

Are you concerned the punishment is too extreme?

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[scinlae]

[ really? this doesn't make her want to shove you off a cliff less, though she approves of the defense of the dryads and fae. ]

You kill dragons, yet will defend dryads and other magical beings. [ THIS SMELLS FUNNY. ]

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[of_the_lake]

One dragon and it was a threat to the country--none the less, the world.

[He added, frowning inwardly. Lancelot took his appreciation of the fae seriously.] My mother is fae and I spent my childhood around a great deal of fairies.

These nymphs are like her and I would prefer to keep them safe.

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[showmeyourwreath]

[Oh yeah, there's a warning and all that but dryads] What are the dryads here like?

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[of_the_lake]

[Lancelot took awhile to reply.

Finding his composure was difficult for some reason.]

As one might expect. Playful, kind-hearted, innocent.