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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guilt Puppy" data-source="post: 2194736" data-attributes="member: 6521">"Guardian of the Glades is right, I believe... Old elven folklore tells us that each of the old elven nations is guarded by one of the great animal spirits. In most legends they are only symbols, embodying the oldest aspects of Creation... But there are also stories which speak of them as real living beings, sometimes appearing in elemental form -- that was sort of the tip-off to me, the elemental form -- sometimes appearing to defend either their territory, or the natural virtues they embody. And since I can't see how we might have encroached upon the essence of virility, I'm guessing that our encounter was a matter of territory. Either that, or there was outside intervention..." He says, shrugging.Meanwhile, Hiritus' ride about camp reveals nothing unusual, save for the markings left by battle....Later, as Oliver explains the meaning of his fast and holiday, Shavah watches on with what can best be described as polite skepticism, but manages to confine her feelings to one statement: "We have nothing of that sort of Bethel." Upon receiving her flute, she seems embarrassed to have objected even that much, and tries awkwardly to express a degree of gratitude which might compensate.Tatlock is far less self-conscious about it. Upon receiving his gift, he sets out immediately to sound a note, finding after a few trials the right angle and sharpness of breath. He smiles at Oliver, satisfied, and proceeds to play that note again, and then again...Shavah smiles; she turns her back to the boy, and tries to speak over the sharp tootling. "So," she asks, "have our plans changed, or shouldn't we be off? We should reach the elves by day's end, correct?"She turns a glance toward Aerda, who nods softly in confirmation. His thoughts seem possessed by something, even more than usual; he stares downward as he rolls Oliver's gift lightly in his fingertips...</blockquote>

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