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

[politicians]

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! )

Comments

[seaandsun]

[ It makes her heart ache, to see him so — leaves her longing to do something sufficient enough to relieve him of this weight that hovers over him now like a dark cloud obscuring the light. ]

There is little to trust in this place, it is true. [ She has garnered an understanding of only certain members among their fellow Summoned, but that only extends so far — and has not yet proven enough to establish a deeper foundation. ]

Save one thing. There are none others I would swear allegiance to above you, meldonya.

sorry for the lateness!

[politicians]

[ he smiles faintly at that. it is no less real, just obscured by his own feelings, the remnants of the pit still clinging to his being. ]

Of that, I had no doubt. I knew you would come for me.

[seaandsun]

Always.

[ It is that which he can rest safe in, the knowledge that she would do anything within her own ability to protect him — even if he is strong in his own right, with the head for diplomacy that she has always been lacking. ]

Few forces exist that are powerful enough to keep me away. [ She remembers then how he had been present for her, in the wake of Halbrand's betrayal, anchoring her to the truth through their shared memories. ]

And one day you will be among the wisest of us all, Elrond. This I know beyond a shadow of doubting.

sorry for the lateness!

[politicians]

[ the wisest. the very idea makes him chuckle softly, light as a breeze. perhaps he will be, someday. he's so far from the rest of the elves he knows and his father's legacy outshines them all, quite literally. ]

And I expect you to be there.

[seaandsun]

I imagine I will be. In my own way.

[ For she has never had the patience he does to face bureaucracy and all that it entails — he will make a great statesman, and she may forever be consigned to life as a warrior, with her mission to keep Middle-earth safe.

But none of this answers a greater question, and one that she finds she must ask. ]

What will you do now? [ What is his aim for life here, however long that may entail? ]

[politicians]

[ that is the question, isn't it? even now, if elrond looks deep within himself, he finds his answer unchanged. no amount of horror would dissuade him from what he feels is purposeful. this may not be his world, but it is a world nonetheless, with its own love and light.

and light should be nourished. ]

I will continue to try and bridge the nations. To heal a wounded world.