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[A scream begins this video, but all that follows is the sound of covers being shifted and someone walking, unsteadily, closer to the locket. Vanyel's face comes into view, his features washed out against his black hair.]

I must have... [His voice is hoarse, nearly cracking.] I am Gifted with Foresight. It has been...unreliable...since my arrival. Yet...

I fear what I see when I close my eyes. I fear what the fairies and imps say to us.

What becomes of this world may not matter, but what of our worlds?

[A shiver skates down his back and he clenches his teeth.]

Their magic could be interfering with my own. I pray that is the case. Otherwise...

[He glances over his shoulder before closing his eyes, pained.]

We deserve to see the future.

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Vanyel? [ Maglor looks... worlds better - it is amazing what the steadying presence of his eldest brother will do ]

What have you seen?

[ Foresight is a heavy burden, Maglor knows. His mother is farsighted, his cousin the same... and no one ever did work out how much Caranthir knew. Maglor himself has no visions, no knowing... but one who hears the Song is always more aware of its currents ]

Maglor? [His grey eyes fix on the locket and he, very briefly, smiles in relief.] You look stronger.

[Swallowing, he leans his forehead against the cool stone wall.]

The war bleeding from these lands and entering others. Perhaps our own.

Do I? [ Maglor shoots a fond look over his shoulder where Vanyel might just see a glimpse of red hair before Maedhros moves out of view from where he had been leaning over in interest ] I suppose I have found a good reason to fight.

[ Worried eyes scan him ]

Now tis my turn to worry over you. Have you had any training in foresight? You might ask for the Lady Galadriel for aid - her gift is strong, and she has had it since childhood. [ quieter] You do not bring any news we did not already fear, and the future is not yet set in stone. But the warning is timely and I thank you for it.

Edited 2014-10-10 13:56 (UTC)

Yes. [His gaze follows Maglor's and he cocks his head.] Someone dear to you has arrived?

[What better reason to keep living; to keep fighting? Vanyel knows how hard it can be to feel alone.]

I have had what training the Collegium could offer me. I do not mean to sound arrogant, but my powers far exceed what any of the other Heralds possess. To find a teacher...

I was instructed briefly by the Tayledras Hawkbrothers. Yet those sessions were more for healing and gaining control of my powers so that they didn't overwhelm me.

Edited 2014-10-13 09:34 (UTC)

Even so - my eldest brother, Maedhros is here. [ Maglor dips his head with a small fond glance in the direction his brother has gone - not out of earshot, but only out of sight of the locket. He loves Celegorm, would kill for Celegorm, would die for Celegorm - but Maedhros is his king, his brother, his foundation ]

[ turning somber again he looks back at Vanyel ]

You are pale, Vanyel - your gift costs you dearly, it seems. It is always difficult, when one's gifts outstrips that of one's contemporaries, worse, if it outstrips one's teachers too. [ A familiar tale in our family agrees Curufin ] I do not know if your gift is the same as the Lady Galadriel's, but even in her youth in Tirion there were few who saw clearer, and she has grown wise and great over the years, and her eyes may see very far. Ask her. Tell her Makalaure sent you, and she will understand. At the very least, she may be able to give you wisdom in the interpreting of what you see.

I'm happy for you. I have brothers as well, but I'm only close to one. [Even then, it's not the sort of closeness that means Vanyel shares his heart and soul with him. They merely get along.]

I do not like what I see. There is one vision I have had since I can remember. These visions mimic it...except I am not present in them. [Watching a world or worlds fall to ruin and being helpless to stop it hurts him like a deep, physical wound.] Would I bother the lady with my questions?

Ah? I love all of them, but I confess that I am closest to Maedhros. How many brothers have you?

I am sorry to hear that Vanyel - but if being Galadriel's cousin has taught me one thing, the future is not yet fixed, and may yet be changed. And I do not think so - she is gracious and kind, and I think she would welcome the chance to speak to one who has a similar gift.

[ooc: I mixed up random noble suitors/other males in the household with his family. ~~Let's be honest, he's not that close to anyone except his nephew.~~]

One brother and one sister. I am the firstborn of the Ashkevron family, but I have always been a disappointment. All titles and inheritance went to my younger brother Mekeal when I was Chosen as a Herald.

My sister, Lissa, is a swords-woman and...

I was closest to her before she was sent off to be fostered. [But that's a long story.] Then I thank you for telling me of her.

I am sorry to hear that - it seems cruel to disown you over such a thing! II would have thought being a Herald an honorable profession? And although we have had only few doings here, I think you have comported yourself well and given no cause for shame.

Tis no trouble, truly. I would not have you suffer unduly while there remain ought I might do to aid you!

[ooc: His future is sad.]

I am not the son my father envisioned. [Beautiful, musically talented, more prone to quiet study than wielding a sword... Somehow Withen had even predicted that he would be fey.] My younger brother is far more masculine.

[Chasing skirts and whatnot.]

The only reason I am treated somewhat better at home is because I am a Herald. [But there is still a great gulf between them.] Is there any way I can aid you?

Neither was I. [ Maglor shrugs - the best bard of the Noldor he may be, but how he struggled until Feanor was able to accept that his second son would not follow his steps in the forge ] You and I might have had much in common in our youth, I think - although for me it was bright Maedhros in whose shadow I always walked. [ not... that he truly minded, for Maglor adored Maedhros, even from his earliest memories ]

But tis a shame your father could not see your true worth - I grieve that even finding yourself exalted so was not enough to win his acclaim.

I? Nay - worry more to yourself, Vanyel. I will be well - as well as any can be in a place such as this, at least.

[ooc: "Their amusement" is putting it nicely.]

We would have either been fast friends or the worst of enemies. [All he wanted was to be a Bard - fully-trained - when he was a teenager. Once he arrived in Haven and the Collegium, he performed for the Bards, hoping to gain entrance to their school.

He was rejected. That was the day he thought his heart had broken.

How naive he had been.] Tylendel was like that for me. No matter how rude I was to him - or how much I tried to push him away - he supported me.

[It's no wonder he fell in love with him.]

Withen is...short-sighted. I believe he is learning - slowly - but there are some things he will never be able to accept. I understand that and I no longer blame him.

[He knows it's a waste of time and effort.]

I do possess the Healing Gift. I could - if you consented - try...

[ a soft amused sound ] Perhaps both, I think. Elemirrie was both my dearest friend and most vicious rival in the Academy. We ever pushed each other to great heights. I am glad you were able to find support from others where your father faltered. I was fortunate I think. Feanor was...a difficult person to live with but I never doubted that he loved me, despite how unlike my brother I was.

[ a startled pause and Maglor's eyes smile, warm and grateful ]

Thank you, Vanyel. Great indeed is your heart! But for this hurt, I think, there can be no true healing. Not here in these lands. E'en if there were, Vanyel, I am in thy opposing court, and I do not think your queen would think kindly on you aiding her enemy.

My Aunt saw to my tutoring and, thanks to her, I met my first love. He and I had to hide our relationship because same sex partners weren't openly accepted. We pretended to be enemies by staging fights.

[Fun fights. He smiles sadly at the memories.]

I recall one particular fight in the rain and mud...

[His chuckle doesn't last long but it speaks volumes. The fact that he can laugh and remember Tylendel without falling apart is an amazing step.]

The queen is no concern of mine. We could meet somewhere in between. The meeting wouldn't be long.

[ Maglor smiles wryly and then pulls himself up and his whole demeanor changes, the words snapping out with crisp perfection, an utterly faithful mimicry of his father ]

`No prince of the Noldor is to disgrace his family by brawling in public, do I make myself clear? You are Feanorionnath, and I will not have you disgrace me in front of my father and half - brothers.` [ relaxing back to himself Maglor shrugs ]

I had to find more politic ways of expressing displeasure in public! Elemirrie and I would savage each other's compositions, but fist-fights were reserved for at home and family. [ Not that it ever truly stopped Celegorm or Caranthir from throwing punches points out Curufin ]

I...if you truly wish to try, Vanyel, II will not gainsay you - but I warn you that I do not think this hurt is anything that might be healed. Can you come to the station? I can be there easily enough, if you truly wish to try.

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WHY YOU POST THINGS LIKE DIS WHEN AM ON HIATUS private video

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU AND VAN IS HAVING TROUBLE ADJUSTING private video

NO VAN DONT GIVE OFF INJURED BABY BIRD VIBES IT BRINGS OUT THE BIG BRO INSTINCT

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noooo too cute stoppit

buuuutttt 8(

noooo you are an adult he does not need to adopt youuuu

Compared to Maglor? He's a bb and he dies as a bb. (And pretend I said one brother up there haha.)

vanyel bby no ;A; don't die (but everyone are bbs to the elves and sure I asked abt sibs!)

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nooooooo why you link that ;A;

He dies a hero? ;-; ...after being attacked by multiple men and used as...well.

/cries. mags is going to kidnap him little bardling

Van with his slowly turning white hair...

nooooooooooo ;A;