The Outsider, at least, would certainly recommend swimming with whales. Oliphaunts, though, they sound- somewhat familiar, at least.
"I believe we may have something like that, in Pandyssia. Have you never wanted to bring some north yourself, or do you fear they would not do well in the climate?"
Thranduil is thoughtful about such things. Men of his world would not be, are not be. Elves, though, at least of Thranduil's ilk, he imagines would be. (Also, he has a hard time imagining Thranduil riding one to war. Perhaps because he would be distant enough that he couldn't see his hair.
"Some have tried. Laughed out of the Academy, but it shows- at least some promise. There is a new Empress now, a young girl. Her mother was killed by one of my Marked, and her father is another of my Marked. He restored her to the throne. She is curious, has now seen many things that other royalty have not seen. Perhaps it will be under her that things change."
That the suggestion is for him to do something doesn't even occur to him.
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"I believe we may have something like that, in Pandyssia. Have you never wanted to bring some north yourself, or do you fear they would not do well in the climate?"
Thranduil is thoughtful about such things. Men of his world would not be, are not be. Elves, though, at least of Thranduil's ilk, he imagines would be. (Also, he has a hard time imagining Thranduil riding one to war. Perhaps because he would be distant enough that he couldn't see his hair.
"Some have tried. Laughed out of the Academy, but it shows- at least some promise. There is a new Empress now, a young girl. Her mother was killed by one of my Marked, and her father is another of my Marked. He restored her to the throne. She is curious, has now seen many things that other royalty have not seen. Perhaps it will be under her that things change."
That the suggestion is for him to do something doesn't even occur to him.