[ Things devolve at a rapid pace, almost as if that's what she wants, and it shows in the way his brow pinches in surprise at her rebuff. There is a sharp difference and a thin line between braveness and foolishness — but he withholds his temper because she is young, because she is his old friend's child. Because she clearly has no idea of the demands she makes of him under the guise of business. More of this and he ought to direct all the forces he possibly can to take the lands he wants, along with the river, refusing to have anything to do with the mortals and dealing with the bigger issue of Caer Glaem directly — the idea grows increasingly tempting. Sigrid is not the lynchpin she imagines, with contracts the Aelfen will shred rather than respect in pursuit of a home, and she does not realise it.
Calmly, he enunciates his point as tactfully as he can after a short, staring silence (that he has used on his own son in the past). ]
Perhaps you ought to seek the counsel of Sansa Stark in matters of diplomacy, Sigrid. As I understand it, she has had significant experience in such matters, unlike yourself.
[ Of subversion in an identity to protect from possible enemies (Alayne), of when to reveal her strength (Cothromach), and precisely how to navigate relations between opposing races (Troichaen Beinn). Valar know what else Eddard's daughter has learned. Thranduil is willing to put money on it being more than a girl who spent her entire life raising children in a fishing community. Harsh realities could be shared here beyond his initial suggestion, withheld for the sake of this being a public correspondence; smearing Sigrid's capabilities is not what he wants.
She has a fearlessness about her confidence as she huffs at him that can only be viewed as inexperience. ]
This is certainly not the Woodland Realm and I have no intention of sharing the same good-will I did with Esgaroth or Dale with any other. [ It will be something greater, he hopes, with even more cultures than simply Sindar and Silvan to draw on; stronger, bolder, a force Treun will learn to fear, if necessary, if only to keep this sort of temperament at bay. They cannot be stupid enough to object to an alliance with all the aelfen clans on their doorstep. ] I am very much still the product of my realm, whether I am there or not. You would do well to remember that.
[ Lakegirl, he thinks, snapping the locket shut in exasperation and effectively ending the conversation there. I am not your enemy, yet you will make many of others if a steep learning curve is what you court. ]
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Calmly, he enunciates his point as tactfully as he can after a short, staring silence (that he has used on his own son in the past). ]
Perhaps you ought to seek the counsel of Sansa Stark in matters of diplomacy, Sigrid. As I understand it, she has had significant experience in such matters, unlike yourself.
[ Of subversion in an identity to protect from possible enemies (Alayne), of when to reveal her strength (Cothromach), and precisely how to navigate relations between opposing races (Troichaen Beinn). Valar know what else Eddard's daughter has learned. Thranduil is willing to put money on it being more than a girl who spent her entire life raising children in a fishing community. Harsh realities could be shared here beyond his initial suggestion, withheld for the sake of this being a public correspondence; smearing Sigrid's capabilities is not what he wants.
She has a fearlessness about her confidence as she huffs at him that can only be viewed as inexperience. ]
This is certainly not the Woodland Realm and I have no intention of sharing the same good-will I did with Esgaroth or Dale with any other. [ It will be something greater, he hopes, with even more cultures than simply Sindar and Silvan to draw on; stronger, bolder, a force Treun will learn to fear, if necessary, if only to keep this sort of temperament at bay. They cannot be stupid enough to object to an alliance with all the aelfen clans on their doorstep. ] I am very much still the product of my realm, whether I am there or not. You would do well to remember that.
[ Lakegirl, he thinks, snapping the locket shut in exasperation and effectively ending the conversation there. I am not your enemy, yet you will make many of others if a steep learning curve is what you court. ]