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[rathercommon]

Well, what's Doriath like?

[ And, with a little more curiosity: ]

And why rowan? 'Cause it wards off magic?

peanuts adults talking noise

[rowancrowned]

It was beautiful. ( and mm, that's definitely longing and a glance towards the window. ) The trees grew tall and dense, and our city was within a thousand carved caves on the banks of the Esgalduin. All was fair to behold, and all water sweet to drink.

( he doesn't get more elfy than this. )

It is a protective tree. It wards off ill. And I enjoy the taste of the fruit.

elf gonna elf

[rathercommon]

[ She scratches the side of her neck, a city girl's fascination with the bizarre world of the pastoral overtaking her. ]

Just caves? Did you have any sort of improvements? Like - did you have sewage systems? Were there kitchens built into 'em?

[rowancrowned]

Yes, ( he says, ) and yes.

They were- carved. Purposeful. Decorated.

[rathercommon]

How'd you keep the water clean? The Thames always stinks.

[rowancrowned]

Underground springs. We do not sicken easily. Did you dump your refuse in the Thames?

( it just sounds like a big river by the name. )

[rathercommon]

[ She shakes her head. ]

No. There was...industry, though.

[rowancrowned]

( he makes a face. it's almost like tolkien had something against industry specifically. )

[rathercommon]

[ A shrug. ]

I'm with you, believe me. Factories were a place where weapons got made using people as their raw parts. I don't even know how many of my neighbors had lost fingers or arms to places like that.

[rowancrowned]

Had you been outside a city before you came to Thedas?

( the nug finishes with the food on the plate, and then lifts his little hands to inefficiently lick them. thranduil turns away from her to take it off the floor. )

[rathercommon]

[ God, that nug is a weird creature.

Kitty shakes her head no. ]