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[lumberlady]

please excuse text.

i have question.

about egg children from before. some number of other people were having also, yes?

possible other people is happy because of feeling relief for no breeding or possible we become used to crazy happening in LUNATIA and so now there be no more shock... and no more need for question? i no know.

but i want know. people having more education and mind than i have answer? people who know magic? doctor things?

was flower child ever real child?

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[lumberlady]

no, i be the one to apologize

is not pain for others to feel fault for. is LUNATIA not MOONBLESSED.

[and she doesn't actually know what can be done to ease that pain.

it's just hard, in a way she's tried so hard not to let swallow her, to think that she could potentially be stuck here for who knew how long and never, ever be able to be a mother, even with her husband by her side, and to be surrounded most times by people who didn't necessarily understand that desire in the first place...

but this person said they did, so-]

you have son? i know of name ELF... you must wait long time for child?

[tauraran]

Elf is my race. {He feels truly awful for her and angry at Lunatia for being so cruel. The desire for children is precious and she deserves that joy.}

There was much that interfered with me producing an heir. I am a king and I did not wish to bring a son or a daughter into a kingdom without walls and protection. So I built our defenses high and then -

My wife and I set our sights on conceiving. It did not happen for us immediately, but that only made him more precious.

[lumberlady]

ELF as race, yes. i have met. is having sharp ears and long life?

[Just... checking that the elves she's met up until this point are still applicable. She gets a bit annoyed at being called a "centaur" so she'd hate to do it to someone else.]

apologies for taking time of king...

congratulations for son and heir. is grown well?

[tauraran]

That is correct, though the Elves of Arda, my world, live longer than some of the others I have encountered.

{He would be annoyed to be called "Elf" disrespectfully, but she isn't doing that.}

My name is Thranduil and you needn't apologize.

He is stronger than he knows. He has grown like a young tree eager to reach the heavens above.

[lumberlady]

[even longer than the others? ... okay the "centuries" comment makes more sense, despite how depressing it sounded to a woman who couldn't expect to live a single century.]

JINBA does not live more long than human.

i is named KONOHA. write with "leaf" and "tree".

[which she only just now realizes is... very close to "Greenleaf"... a much better thing to try and focus on than mourning her raised hopes for a child of her own.]

how old is now? son is only one?

[tauraran]

I haven't heard of Jinba. I am interested in knowing more about you and your race.

A pleasure, Lady Konoha.

{It is, isn't it? No wonder he likes her.}

Legolas is 2,871. He is my only son. His mother was killed in battle.

[lumberlady]

some call CENTAUR in LUNATIA but i only know self as JINBA. do you know CENTAUR?

2,871... i think is more age than i 's whole world.

[... well, its recorded history, anyway.

and yet she has to just believe it because... this is Lunatia, and somehow that isn't the weirdest thing by far she's heard and come to know as true here.]

please accept i 's sorrow for your grief.

[tauraran]

I do not. If you are willing to inform me, I am prepared to listen.

{He smiles softly at that comment. Aw.}

You are experiencing sorrow of your own and yours is fresher than mine. I hope you can accept my sympathy.

[lumberlady]

[this was most easily solved by switching to video but. you can't show yourself to a king with red eyes and a runny nose.............]

JINBA is

i send PHOTOGRAPH. is most easy to first understand.

[she has a picture she'd had taken for using on the prisma apps, so- sent.]

... thank you.

many people

many people do not understand. most all women here happy to seal ability for having children. i am understanding why, but.

[tauraran]

{That's - That's a JINBA? Thranduil isn't often rendered speechless, but this does it!}

I do not know what to say! I am amazed that your people exist on any world. The thought brings me joy.

{He likes the fusion of Human? And Horse? It is gracefully done! And now that he is considering her carrying a child, he can see how that would be dangerous for her.}

You needn't feel as they do. Are you bound to another?

[lumberlady]

is amazing? many people say shock here but in i’s world is normal. there is human and there is jinba. more human, after war time, but. jinba is not so so rare.

bound meaning marriage? yes, is new wife. husband and husband ‘s friend is here also so there is three jinba in LUNATIA.

if color is gold is husband GONTA. if color is black is friend MIKUNI.

[tauraran]

I think you are beautiful. The eyes of Men cannot enjoy the perfect union of your torso and legs, but I am not like them. You must be strong and fast!

Indeed. {He supports the Jinba having children. Yes, please. Adorable foals that he would spoil.}

I am relieved you are not alone. I would be pleased to meet them too.

[lumberlady]

is very flattering! there is many more beautiful mare than i though. just is only jinba mare most people see.

is very strong yes. have mountain blood, so can carry and lift much. is not as fast as field blood jinba but more fast than human yes.

[oh //// she does think she’s quite cute at least, but “ beautiful” just seems far too much... also jinba foals are so cute she wants to start her family so bad...]

does king go to GREATMOON GROVES?

[tauraran]

Beauty comes in many forms. I believe it is your heart that is beautiful, my lady. I will pray to the Valar - to Eru - on your behalf that, one day, you will hold a child in your arms.

You sound much like the Elves of Arda. My people are oft called Wood-Elves because they prefer the forests. But there are Elves that prefer the sea, rivers, valleys, meadows...

{Nothing has any right to be that chubby and adorable omg.}

I have not? That could be changed.

[lumberlady]

[she knew she would end up crying, it's why she decided to use text even though she's not super skilled with it, but...]

VALAR is king 's gods? much gratitude... i no know if gods is hearing prayer in LUNATIA... but has been giving offering and respect...

so ELF is living in many place... i understand. possible mountain jinba is like WOOD ELF. before human war is all living in deep mountain.

[they're so cute and tiny... until you compare them to humans.]

is living on farm in GROVES now with other jinba. husband can no be happy in big city with many people. if king is wanting to meet, would welcome at farm.

possible farm is beneath king, though...

[tauraran]

{She is too adorable. He understands her just fine.}

They are the servants of Eru, who is the Creator of All. {They are more like angels than gods.} I believe they can hear. Lunatia too must be a creation of Eru.

{...surely? Otherwise he is at a loss completely.}

There could be similarities. We are drawn to the places we love best.

{He wouldn't mind an armful of baby centaur. ♥ }

I understand his dislike of it. I would be honored to visit. I think I would find being in a place that is more familiar to me a gift.

Farms are not beneath good kings.

[lumberlady]

[she certainly wouldn't mind, either!!! curse you, Lunatia...]

i understand.

if god we know can hear from LUNATIA would be best... if power can reach and save would be most best...

have some small selfish request... may meet for very first time just i?

[tauraran]

Yes, it would be best and I will continue to pray in hopes that I am heard. If not, no harm is done.

{He smiles at her idea of selfish.}

I will keep you safe and it would be an honor to walk with you alone.

[lumberlady]

[look... it feels kind of rude not to welcome him to her home just by herself when he'd expressed interest in all jinba, but- !]

much thanks.

apologies for asking, but is just maybe for best for i to meet first. husband is not so good with meeting new person who is not jinba. i know KING is ELF, no human, but.

[tauraran]

{Thranduil is already infinitely fond of this pair. He would never do anything to set them ill at ease.}

You are brave and I respect you and your husband. Do as you see fit; I will not be offended.

{What monster would hurt a Jinba? Oh, Men. Right.}

When should I arrive?

[lumberlady]

i is grateful for understanding.

[... it's always Men. Konoha knows more than most jinba that there are good ones, too, but!]

is late afternoon alright? i send husband to drink with friend.

{Action?}

[tauraran]

I will arrive as the sun sets.

{With a gift! He has a delicate palate - being an Elf - and so he puts together a basket for her of fruits and wine. His robe is less ornate - made for travel - and the circlet on his brow is silver. When he arrives on her land, he slows his steps, breathing in the scent of the growing things. Cities lack such things.

The promise he made her earlier has been fulfilled - as the sun sets below the horizon, the last rays causing the beautiful colors of twilight.}

Action!

[lumberlady]

[Life on the Tsurugi Farmstead is quite a bit different from the more metal city, even than the neighboring Prismal-run farms. There's no robots, no automated machinery, no fancy greenhouses... just fields carefully tended within the boundaries of a small stream and trees, a thatched roof storehouse, and a wooden home.

There's also a bay jinba mare laying on the veranda that faces the path leading to the farmhouse from the main road through the Greatmoon Groves' agricultural sector. Expecting a king, she'd taken care to wear one of her nicer kimono (though to her, nicer is still pretty plain), redo her hair after work, and even put a little oil on her hooves, but she's a woman of simple means and needs.

Who spots a figure that is surely her guest, seamlessly moving as one creature despite how some viewed her as half human and half horse to stand properly, raising a hand to wave.

Over here!]

Action!

[tauraran]

{He prefers farms to be like this - pure and untainted by things that are unnatural. The Elves keep plots much like these and tend to them by hand. Thranduil would not eat food processed by a machine - nor would his comrades. They would be able to taste the metal and it would remind them of war.

She is just as refreshing as her farm. He smiles at the sight of her, approaching her with long strides. Each step is careful - he is conscious of all living things and, if she were to look, there would not be a single insect crushed under his feet.}

Lady Konoha. {Thranduil bows to her and holds out the basket in offering.} I did not know what you might like. There are two bottles of wine - one sweet and one with a more sour note to it. Both are pleasant on the tongue.

[lumberlady]

[Growing up amongst humans rather than her own kind, the child of war borne from an armless broodmare that had not been able to survive long past a bid for freedom, Konoha thought she had seen all sorts of people...

Maybe it's because he's an elf, or maybe it's because he's a king, she's not sure, but. There's something light and mysterious about him that leaves her just staring for a half moment before her manners return to her and she dips into a low bow, holding it for a few beats before she raises her head.]

King Thranduil... ? I'm sorry, I don't know how much to bow for a king...

[Human emperors and lords, she could guess, but... Helplessly, she reaches out to take the basket, bowing low once more over it.]

And you even brought something- You didn't have to, really, you're the one who came out all this way...

[How gracious? It's not been long enough from her crushing disappointment, from her post on the network, that she can smile as brightly as she's used to... But she manages one, even if its slightly weakened by grief, by a bit of red in eyes that have spent days weeping.]

Thank you.