Day 16 (Team July)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

My heartfelt thanks to elmey for taking over the duties while I was enjoying the beauties of North Germany.

Here's today's prompt for your writing updates and for any extracts, thoughts, or comments you might have.

Keep the fires burning! :))

Comments

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

~1000 words on the Firiel story, although I expect that I may well end up cutting it as it is a very long introduction for several minor characters and depending on if they become important later I might not want all of this.

Firiel interviews possible ladies
"This is Morwen, she is a cousin to Arvedui."
"Your daughter?"
"No, the daughter of my younger sister. It was her sister who was to marry your brother."
Morwen showed the true features of her Dunedain blood, tall with dark hair and grey eyes - Firiel wondered if they would look like sisters to outsiders.
"Then you will be doubly family to me. Please sit." Firiel poured her tea as she sat down.
"Thank you. It is good to meet you. I longed to travel south with my sister, but would love to hear about it from you. Is it true that there are still Elves who visit Minas Anor?" She sipped her tea, possibly in an attempt to stop her questions.
"Yes, on occasion. They have one of their Havens on the coast of Belfalas, and sometimes visit the city, especially for important events. Some of them love to visit in summer for the balls - most of them are Sindar Elves and love the parties outside for they do not like to be within stone walls for long."
"How wonderful!"
"Are you a scholar?"
"In truth, no. I would love to be, but I have not had the time. I do handle the accounts and correspondence at home, but I have read every book my family own, and as many as I can from the library here. I love to learn more whenever the opportunity is there."
"You will be most welcome here among my ladies, and I hope we will have many opportunities to talk more of Elves and of Gondor."
"Thank you," she said and smiled widely. "I am honoured."

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like Morwen! I would pick her, too!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Yay :)
Thank you.

[ideealisme.livejournal.com]

Does being one of her ladies imply a certain subordinate role? Or would they be equals? They sound as if they're going to be friends.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Slightly subordinate, but nearly equal (as Firiel is marrying the heir to the throne, and the ladies are the daughters (and wives in some cases) of the nobles), so they are expected to be her friends in time. :)
Thank you.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

Someone who loves to read and wishes to listen to stories Firiel will long to tell, sounds like an excellent match. This is sort of like speed job interviewing.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*nods* Usually it would be less like job interviews as normally the person choosing would have been one of the ladies of the court and so would know or at least know of the others. (but at least it is distracting her from nerves about the wedding ;) )
Thank you! :)

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

She seems promising.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Good.
Thank you! :)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Morwen sounds like an excellent addition to the story! I like her already.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thank you.
I'm ending up with so many original characters in this because there are hardly any canon characters name, but hopefully they will all fit the setting, story etc (after all even most of the canon characters have very little development)