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Of all the times to experience deja vu, notifying emergency services about a snake monster before it eats her is an odd one.
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fearsome-force
"Then maybe I should be taking all the credit for your apparent talent. But either way, I'm very glad you like them so much."
truth_is_beauty
"Probably not that many of them - the Valar could probably do something like this but we don't actually have any winged Elves flying about - we tend pretty conservative for the most part."
fearsome-force
"If it's only a few, I wouldn't mind." Swoop, climb, turn. "If you bring me three hundred Elves who all want wings I'm going to have better things to do with my time."
truth_is_beauty
"One of the Valar. Her title is 'the Dancer'. They have similar powers but specialize differently and she'd be who I'd go to about adding a form of locomotion."
fearsome-force
Turning is doable! She might fumble it a few times but she is unlikely to require outright rescue as long as she refrains from panicking. The Emperor is delighted by her progress.
fearsome-force
A useful quality to have!
After they've been at this for a bit and she's starting to get more confident in the air, he causes a small island to rise from the sea so she can practice landing and taking off with fewer complications than she'd find in Skygarden.
truth_is_beauty
Diving and swooping up again! Neater landings! Skimming the water without falling in!
truth_is_beauty
Flutter. "In our early history before we'd invented money Elves operated our economy almost entirely on it being rewarding for people to appreciate things. We do use money now, although differently than it's used here."