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( open ) I can hear the sound of a heartbeat before it goes out

WHO: Elrond + Anyone, open and closed starters
WHAT: Elrond doing his best to cope + Activities around Thorne and the Horizon
WHERE: Thorne + The Horizon
WHEN: April.
WARNINGS: N/A for now

( prompts will be listed in the comments! )

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[ There's so much fear in the simple act of closing his eyes that Hilda gives his arm another fierce squeeze. ]

I don't think I'll ever be able to understand how anyone can justify doing that to others.

[ She can't erase the experience he'd had, but she hopes she can at the very least offer some kind of comfort. ]

What's most important is that you're here now. And you're safe.

[ he smiles faintly. ]

That we're all safe. That in itself, is miraculous.

[ She nods in agreement as they arrive at a familiar setting to the both of them. ]

I know that we haven't known each other very long, but if you want to talk about anything that happened I'm more than happy to be an ear to listen.

[ She pauses, trying to add some levity to her voice. ]

Or if you need a distraction then I'm also happy to try and provide that. Now that all of this is over I've started getting back into making jewelry again so I can regal you with all my trials and tribulations.

[ his smile comes back, charmed. ]

Why don't you tell me about your burgeoning business? My people were excellent craftsman and I've worked with some of the best.

You have?

[ Hilda's own face lights up - genuinely this time but also with curiosity. ]

I mean it isn't really a business. I only have a couple of pieces that I've made so far to get back into it. Did you do any of that sort of work yourself?

[ he chuckles, raising a hand in protest. ]

Not directly, but I helped facilitate the sharing of knowledge between dwarves and elves. And one such elf was a master at his craft.

[ There's only a drop of disappointment in her expression and it's a miniscule one at that. ]

Do you think you can recall any of them? I'd love to see an example for inspiration! I can probably conjure up some kind of example for what I'm working on too. I'd love your thoughts, Elrond.

That is no hardship at all. I'd be happy to provide examples of the work my people do.

I knew I could count on you.

[ As frivolous as the compliment sounds, Hilda is nothing but genuine.

When they're sat at the table and settled with their tea, Hilda conjures up the filagree bracers and lantern necklace she had been working on.

She slowly hands them to him piece by piece as she offers an explanation. ]

These are some of the pieces so far. The bracers are meant to fit over normal ones and help someone steady their aim. I incorporated some of the enchantment runes into the design but it still needs some testing. And the necklace is just meant to light up bright enough to help you light your way at night — but now I'm second guessing myself that that's a little silly.

[ elrond turns them over in his hands, his touch careful and purposeful. ]

What sort of metal have you used for the bracers? And the idea for the necklace is sound. You could imbue it with starlight. That is what we have used to light our way.

I'm hoping to use some of the metal that the Lunae allowed us to use during the search. [ It still seems like the best choice from both a malleability and enchantment stand point. ] But the ones I've got in Cadens are just made from a resin mixture.

[ Her eyes light up curiously at the suggestion at the same time that her voice of doubt wonders if she could even be capable of harnessing that sort of thing. ]

Starlight? Is that a material that you've seen around here?

[ for the first time, elrond hesitates visibly, as if he let something slip, something he hadn't meant to. then he shakes his head quietly. ]

Not quite. But I can show you. Follow me?

[ if she consents, he'll take to a small area where a basin of water resides. there, caught within the water, is starlight. ]

If you can contain but a little of this in crystal, it should suffice.

[ The hesitation is hard to ignore leading her to wonder what it could possibly mean. Before she can inquire further, Elrond is already on the move and she trails behind shortly after.

The starlight is stunning, as expected. She peers down examining it in wonder. ]

I'd love to work with starlight but - [ A small furrow appears between her brow. ] I think you'd underestimating my abilities to catch something like that. Is that even possible outside of the Horizon?

[ elrond blinks before looking sheepish. ]

That is a fair point. I could probably cobble together a weaker version of it, in time.

It's easy to forget that we're here sometimes and that this is magic, huh?

[ The sheepishness doesn't go unnoticed and she's quick to reassure him. ]

If there's anyone that could do that though, I'm sure it's you. And if you do, I'd love to be able to try and use it in a necklace. In fact, I could make you a necklace or pendant in whatever shape you wanted if you were able to do that!

Let me experiment for a bit and I shall deliver the results when it is complete.

[ but it's testament of how comfortable he is with hilda that he simply forgets the divide. somehow, he finds that reassuring. that the gap is not as large as he always assumed it would be. ]

I'd like that. [ She smiles, not realizing what all of this may actually say about their friendship. ] But also, there's no pressure, okay? I know how things work differently here.

[ And she knows all too well the pressures that expectations can put on people. ]

Is this something that only your people were capable of doing?

[ he shakes his head. ]

Not all of us. Though we all possess a love for starlight, we do not always succeed in capturing it well. We try our best though.

I'd never even think that you could catch something well to varying degrees.

[ Teasingly she gives Elrond a nudge. ]

Don't you either catch it or you don't? Does it ever go out? The starlight I mean.

[ he chuckles. ]

I don't think it ever will, so long as you are wiling to believe in its light.

[ believe in his father. but that's too much to share, even now. ]

[ For something so abstract to her mind still, something about it still manages to resonate with Hilda. ]

That's so sweet. I love that. Oh! Do you think we could try catching one of them here in the Horizon?

[ Because what better way to get your mind off the awful things you experienced than by trying to catch some falling stars? ]

Why not? It should prove no hardship in this place.

[ this place so devoid of it. he wonders if that is deliberate. on his part or the nature of the worlds they create. elrond looks around and grabs a small silver dish. ]

Here. Collect some water and find a star that is fixed upon you.

[ She follows his directions, picking up one of the nearby dishes and filling it with the water from the pond. Hilda can only assume that finding a star fixed upon her means above her, so her gaze swings upwards.

Finding one that she thinks fits the bill (it looks like a star so it must work right?) she casts a glance towards Elrond. ]

Okay, what's next?

Place the dish gently under the star. Keep your hands firmly placed upon the edge of the dish.

[ Following his directions, she extends her arms out towards the star waiting with baited breath to see what would come next.

Patience had never been her strong suit. Was she meant to wait for the star to fall? There's no way she could actually scoop it into the dish, right? ]

Do I have to say something to make this happen? Like it's some sort of spell or something?

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