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Akibel Mowar is on his way home from the blacksmith's when he spots it. People are shrieking and fleeing from it, which seems reasonable, as it's a fuckoff huge snake with a mirror for a face. A big mirror.
Kib can't so much flee. He can shriek - he can lurch in the direction of the nearest house and try the door - it's locked. He can amble briskly...
He can break into a run when the snake gains on him and fall flat on his face.
And he can get eaten up.
And it's too bright too bright too bright and he flings his arm over his eyes.
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secondchance
My pleasure. Um, what are you?
I'm a Noldo, we're the second house of the Eldar. Do most humans look like you?
secondchance
Not... exactly like me, but I guess more like me than like you? Round ears and not so tall and so on?
And short hair. They don't comment on that, because you can't just comment on someone's mutilated hair like that.
We will have to ask the Valar about humans. I have never heard of them. Well. Welcome to Tirion.
We will have to ask the Valar about humans. I have never heard of them. Well. Welcome to Tirion.
She gestures expansively at the extremely white extremely bright glowing city around them. In the Blessed Realm.
...in Arda?
secondchance
Do you happen to know the name for Arda, or the Blessed Realm, or Tirion, in any other languages?
Uh, I think it's the same in Telerin, and no one speaks any Valarin but it's not the same in Valarin.
They created the Blessed Realm, and know much of Eru's designs for the world, and might know how to send you back home if you'd like, or tell us if humans need something we wouldn't think of, like if you live off radiation or something you'll die here and we need to get you out of here right away.
secondchance
...I don't think I live off radiation but I don't know what that is so maybe I do so very discreetly. Who's Eru?
Eru is the One, the creator of all in the universe, the creator of the Valar and of the Children as well.
secondchance
Okay. Pointy tall religious nuts. (...shades. shades shades shades.) I may well want to go home.
All right. We can get you a horse and go petition the Valar?
The Valar live on the sacred mountain.
secondchance
I don't know how to actually ride a horse. I guess I could figure it out if it I had it as a pet but that seems like a rude thing to do with a borrowed horse.
I am sure there are people who'd be delighted to teach you to ride horses. You could also walk, it's a very pretty walk, but it's a rather long one.
Six months?