Pleasure, Mr. Gecko. Or it would be under better circumstances.
[ The smell of burning and accumulating ash certainly puts a damper on first impressions, though neither of them are at fault for it. Gildor shakes his hand with a kind firmness, then settles back to holding his staff in front of him. ]
I'm afraid most of that was off the cuff. Not my first time speaking at a funeral, but I've fortunately not had to arrange any others here.
[ 'Here' being what they cannot speak of, at least not out loud. 'Here' is the Nest. The implication is there in his surface thoughts, if Seth wants to reach for it.
There's also music, and that's there whether he wants it or not. Appropriately somber for the occasion. ]
Perhaps one who's been around longer could answer. Like Seviilia. She's been quite helpful.
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[ The smell of burning and accumulating ash certainly puts a damper on first impressions, though neither of them are at fault for it. Gildor shakes his hand with a kind firmness, then settles back to holding his staff in front of him. ]
I'm afraid most of that was off the cuff. Not my first time speaking at a funeral, but I've fortunately not had to arrange any others here.
[ 'Here' being what they cannot speak of, at least not out loud. 'Here' is the Nest. The implication is there in his surface thoughts, if Seth wants to reach for it.
There's also music, and that's there whether he wants it or not. Appropriately somber for the occasion. ]
Perhaps one who's been around longer could answer. Like Seviilia. She's been quite helpful.
[ Yes, go talk to the giant dead elf, Seth. ]