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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 6784972" data-attributes="member: 6777052">There was a moment's lull, as BoldItalic, no longer under the control of the late princess, dismissed the ice storm. "Is everyone alright?" asked Clotbert, "We seem to have slaughtered a lot of elves. Such as pity they turned against us."Rylnethaz, BoldItalic and Fingers murmured that they were unscathed. The two remaining elf soldiers, seeing that they were now faced with overwhelming odds, wisely decided to surrender and offered their swords, hilt-first, to Rylnethaz. They gave their names as Heian and Tharivol. "I accept your surrender," said Rylnethaz graciously, "You have fought nobly and there is no shame in that. Nevertheless, your duty to the princess and to your captain is ended with their deaths and you are now, temporarily at least, under my command." They both saluted to show that they accepted their new positions."Can we do something for the dead?" wondered Clotbert, "We should not just leave them lying here.""No, indeed," agreed Rylnethaz. Let us see if we can find a suitable side chamber where they can be laid to rest in a fitting manner. Heian, Tharivol, check the captain and your comrades for any personal effects. If they have any, I would like you to take care of them and try to return them to their families and loved ones at the citadel if you can. I myself will take one of Infántilë's rings from her finger. She wears one with the Forlond seal. I may send it to her father so that he knows she is dead.""They won't be needing their ration packs any longer," pointed out Fingers astutely. "I'll see that they are properly taken care of. Can't leave them lying about, might attract vermin.""Do you wish to continue the quest for the golden sword?" asked BoldItalic, "There seems little point now, unless it is of great value in itself, which I somehow doubt. Gold is valuable but is too soft to take an edge, so it would at best be a mere ornament. And besides, our two-headed guide seems to have absented himself in the commotion, so we would be lucky to find it down here in any event.""True, I had forgotten about Alómirion," admitted Rylnethaz. "He was a timid beast at best and no doubt fled unnoticed at the first sign of strife. Well, if he is gone, he is gone and that's an end of it. We fall back now on our own resources.""May we take it that you will no longer seek kingship by marrying a princess? That only leaves conquest.""Yes," laughed Rylnethaz, "I have had enough of princesses for some time to come. I would wrest the crown from Gil-Galad if I could, for as we have learnt, he is an evil tyrant who keeps his court enslaved with his psychic powers. If his subjects only knew the truth, they might rise up against him. It's a possibility."BoldItalic turned to the two elven swordmen. "Heian and Tharivol, what say you? Now that you know the true nature of Gil-Galad's rule, heard from the lips of his own daughter, how do you feel about it? How would your fellow citizens feel about it? Would they rebel or accept? Speak freely, we will not hold it against you, whatever you say."Heian looked uncomfortable. "The king is greatly respected and loved," he began, "But we elves love freedom too and to some, the thought that they have been unwitting slaves for many centuries may be hard to bear. Some might join you, but others oppose. That in itself would cause much strife.""Also, you may be asking the wrong people," ventured Tharivol. "We soldiers are accustomed to obeying our superiors without question. Whether our orders come through shouted commands or are planted directly in our minds, makes little difference to us.""I thank you both," said BoldItalic with a grave nod. "You have spoken wisely and well. To forment an armed insurrection in the populace would not be a good way to go about it. There may be another way. I need to ponder this at some length."</blockquote>

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