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 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:05 pm
The little girl (for such she was) mimmicked Elnara's movement, putting one hand to her brow to peer out into the desert. A smile flitted across her pixie face, and her green eyes grew cloudy as she gazed forward.
A moment later, she started forward to meet the two visitors.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:07 pm
Haradhel shrugged and put Lin back on the ground.
"I think it's a good thing," she said, waving her hand dismissively, "but it gets a bit boring up here sometimes, so I would think that. Others though prefer things to be ..."
She paused to think of the right word.
"... uniform. They don't like things out of the ordinary. But don't you ever worry about them, they're the people who cause problems, who don't like people like you, or Celebor, or Celebor's mother."
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:19 pm
Lore shrugged, he had no clue since he had never been here before and he was quiet well aware that it had been a long time since Elnara had been here. This being a little girl, then it could only mean that Elnara had not been around when she was born.
"Well.. I think we're about to find out," he murmured.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:27 pm
"But things out of the ordinary can be useful," Lin gave a cheeky grin as she was put down.
She wasn't so worried about people who didn't want people like her around because tough there was a whole other world full of different people like her whether they liked it or not. They should just be grateful she had five fingers on each hand and only two hands and five toes and only two feet, and her facial parts were in the right place at least.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:42 pm
Elnara nodded. "It does seem so," she murmured as the girl came out to meet them.
She could see clearly now that she was indeed a young girl, about five feet tall ... how old would that make her? Five? Six?
And when they were close enough that she could see the girl's facial features, she blinked. Did she look like who she thought she did?
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:44 pm
The girl came to a stop just in front of the visitors and smiled brightly, her green eyes sparkling happily, clear now, and focused.
"Welcome!" she exclaimed cheerfully, putting two fingers to her forehead and greeting them in elvish manner. "I'm happy to meet you at last, Aunt Elnara and Uncle Lore!"
Then, with an impish grin, she lowered her hand and added, "I'm Seeker!"
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:46 pm
"Useful indeed," Haradhel grinned, spotting Celebor out of the corner of her eye. "Come on, let's get Celebor again and we can start our own little bit of training."
And she beckoned for Lin to follow her and started slowly towards where she had spotted the boy.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:50 pm
Lin padded after Haradhel quickly so she wouldn't slow the lady down... too much that is. She grinned and giggled after Haradhel seeing Celebor there already trying. He always wanted to try, more than she ever did, and Lin didn't think there was anyone who wanted to try more than her.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:51 pm
The name, Lore thought was oddly fitting, especially since the girl seemed to have expected them. Which surprised him even more, how did she know already?
"You were... expecting us?"
It was odder that he was already being called Uncle, which could only mean she was related to Elnara's brother and dear friend.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:55 pm
The way the girl referred to them only secured in Elnara's mind the identity of her parents, and she broke into a wide smile.
"Hello," she replied softly, still somewhat surprised by the manner in which the girl had greeted them. "Can you tell us where to find your parents?"
Celebor spotted Haradhel and Lin coming over to him and waved, grinning broadly, then put both hands on his short staff again and continued his attempts to copy the trainees.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:59 pm
Seeker giggled at Lore's question. "Of course I was expecting you!" she told him as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Mama knew you were coming too but we didn't tell Papa, Mama said we should keep it a surprise for him."
At Elnara's question, she scrunched up her nose thoughtfully, then replied, "Mama's in the orchard, picking apples, and Papa ... is on his way to the house with Galdor."
She flicked some imaginary dirt off the back of her hand. "We didn't tell Galdor you were coming either."
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:00 pm
Haradhel waved back at Celebor, then beckoned for him to come with her.
"We can have our own lessons," she told him with a smile, "that will be easier for you to follow. This way." And she headed for a door in one wall of the training area that led to a smaller, indoor arena.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:05 pm
"Ah.... Galdor?" Lore inquired.
Perhaps someone else related to them? To Elnara, he wasn't so sure about that after all. Though it was amazing how a matter of fact she sounded.
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:08 pm
Lin followed right at Haradhel's heels, literary speaking, as her toes tended to n** at them. Fortunately, Lin did not have big feet whatsoever, so it would have probably just tickled, if a person was ticklish there.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:36 am
Elnara was as confused as Lore was, though she suspected that maybe, just maybe, this Galdor was another of Gion and Nadya's children. A brother, most likely ... but older or younger?
"Can you take us to see them?" she requested of her niece (for she had no doubts in her mind that that was indeed her relation with the girl). She straightened again and took Lore's hand. "It's been a very long journey, and we would like to see them and rest for a bit."
Celebor grinned and followed Haradhel eagerly, catching up and surpassing both her and Lin, so much energy did he have.
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