{Video/After the Feast: Open to Seelie & Unseelie}

[rangerandking]

There is a magic here that I have never encountered in all of my journeys across Middle Earth. I do not know what to call it or even where it originates. {His anger over having been taken from the final battle at the Black Gate has diminished. In its place, Aragorn looks solemn and paler than usual.} I can only ask that it returns me from whence I came. It is of the utmost importance that I do not -

{For the first time, his voice cracks and he falls silent.}

There is a battle. It will decide the fate of my world. If I do not fight within it; if I do not lend my strength to my men, more of them will perish. {Perhaps they will lose heart. Perhaps all of them will die in the face of their greatest fear. All of the possibilities are incredibly grim.} I must return.

My name is Aragorn, son of Arathorn and I am the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor. My place is with my people and my friends.

{No feast can distract him; food is naught but a texture against his tongue. Now isn't the time for joy and festivities. Rather, his entire attention is fixed upon that which he can't see anymore.

The Black Gate.

How far has he been transported? And by what sorcery? He holds onto his sword - the reforged Narsil - tightly, ready and waiting to draw it free from its sheathe.}

Comments

[video]

[rangerandking]

{An intriguing creature - and one who speaks the tongue of Man. Aragorn can converse with animals, yet there is no need to in Aubri's case.}

Nor yours it would seem. Mores the pity for our current state.

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[bird_brain]

Nor mine. I worry for my city, but she is always in capable hands.

[video]

[rangerandking]

Trust in the work you have done and trust that your captivity will not last forever.

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[bird_brain]

I trust more in the people that I have left behind.

[video]

[rangerandking]

Well said. {It's new for Aragorn to rely so heavily on others, but he doesn't dislike the feeling.} May I know your name?

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[bird_brain]

My name is Aubri and it is a pleasure.

[video]

[rangerandking]

Your race does not exist in Middle Earth, Lord Aubri. There are the Eagles, who are wise and strong, but you are set apart from them. I am curious.

[video]

[bird_brain]

Then ask your questions and I will endeavor to satiate your curiosity.

[video]

[rangerandking]

Do you have a kingdom of your own? Were I to enter your world, I should like to see it flourish.

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[bird_brain]

Not so much a kingdom as a city. I sit on the council in White Gryphon, charged with protecting her citizens from threats both within and without.

[video]

[rangerandking]

Your leadership will be useful in these lands - if it has not already served you and others well. What are your thoughts on the current conflict?

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[bird_brain]

[Aubri takes a moment to gather his thoughts. No one has ever asked him such before, so he's never verbalized it before.]

This is the most disorganized war I've had the pleasure to be thrown into. We choose not sides - we are simply given court allegiance. Some fight for it, some against, and one has no way of knowing who will be an ally or enemy until it is too late. I feel as if we are more a distraction, tossed to the wind so the monarchs can work in secret.