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[irisse]

Turgon: *has heard news of new residents in Aredhel and Maeglin's rooms and runs down the hall, intent on a puppy rescue*

Aredhel: *about to go out for a walk with Mae and the puppy and sees him* o.o Turu?

Turgon: *looks down at the incredibly tiny puppy* it's still alive?

Maeglin: *in his stroller and waves up at his uncle*

Aredhel: What, the puppy? Of course it is!

Turgon: but he's... a toddler



Aredhel: So? He has a mother.

Turgon: the puppy really is safe? *eyes the tiny scrap of dog*

Fluffy: *flopped over on its side to nap*

Aredhel: Of course he is! I wouldn't have given Mae a puppy if we couldn't take care of it, brother. *pokes his arm*

Turgon: mnnnng. I just remember him pulling Idril3's tail

Aredhel: Well, of course he's curious! But I know how to care for animals as well.

Turgon: it's so tiny and helpless

Maeglin: *halfway out of his stroller to pet Fluffy*

Turgon: and what about the goldfish? He'll eat the goldfish

Aredhel: *eyes Turgon* Do you think my son is an animal? The fish is in a bowl. He can't get into it!

Turgon: I think he's a toddler. It is sort of similar

Aredhel: What, were you going to rescue his pets?

Turgon: yeeees

Turgon: I mean, Lio23 could use another fish for company\

Aredhel: no, do you know how long he'd cry about it?

Turgon: *crouches down* Mae?

Maeglin: *grins up at Turgon* papa!

Turgon: *beams at that and boops his nose* Hey. I have a fish too!

Maeglin: Oooooh fishy! Show!

Turgon: his name's Lio23. I was wondering if you'd like your fish to live with him, so they could be friends?

Maeglin: fishy live wif you?

Turgon: yeah! And you can come visit him.

Maeglin: but fishy live wif me!

Turgon: but you come to my rooms all the time, Maemae

Maeglin: *looks back at Aredhel*

Aredhel: It's up to you, honey

Maeglin: ...kay

Turgon: so I can bring your fish to live with his new friend?

Maeglin: *small nod*

Turgon: that's very mature of you, Mae. *kisses his forehead*

Maeglin: *grins, has no idea what "mature" means, but going to take the praise, and reaches out to hug Turgon's neck*

Turgon: *hugs him back* you want me to come on your walk, Mae?

Maeglin: Yef! Walk Fluffy!

Fluffy: *gets up at his name, tiny tail wagging*

Turgon: *takes the lead from Ar and walks with the tiny puppy, looking dignified*

Aredhel: *shakes her head, smiling ruefully* Right. *ruffles Mae's hair* Don't you run off with his puppy now, Turu

Turgon: I'll be good, since he was good about the fish

Aredhel: Oh good. *blows him a kiss and pushes Mae along next to Turgon*

Aredhel: Oh good. *blows him a kiss and pushes Mae along next to Turgon*

Turgon: he's a good kid

Aredhel: I'm glad you think so. You weren't exactly the fondest of him in the beginning

Turgon: bad associations *quietly*

Aredhel: and now they're gone?

Turgon: he's won me over. I just have to make sure he has a good childhood and none of what happened will happen again

Aredhel: what happened? *frowns* you know that future?

Turgon: ...he's part of the downfall of Gondolin.

Turgon: and you die in that one. Eol kills you

Aredhel: o.o what? No. No! Neither of them would have done those things!

Turgon: he decides to kill himself and Maeglin, and you get in the way... I take Maeglin in, he falls in love with Idril, and when Idril loves another man he betrays us.

Aredhel: o.o no. *picks Mae up to hug tight*

Maeglin: *hasn't been listening and hugs his mom!*

Turgon: ...that's part of why I did what I did.

Aredhel: *upset look at him* you pre-judged us all

Turgon: I knew the history.

Aredhel: that doesn't mean that would have been our future now!

Turgon: It's NOT going to be your future now. I changed it

Aredhel: *upset, now she understands why he saved her, and keeps holding Mae*

Maeglin: *squeaks, she's holding tight*

Aredhel: *loosens her grip slightly* sorry, love. ...let's go home.

Turgon: ...sorry, Ar.

Aredhel: don't, Turu. Just don't. *waits for him to put the puppy down, still carrying Mae*

Turgon: *gives her back the dog*

Aredhel: *takes her little family inside*

Turgon: *sighs and goes to see Finrod*

Maeglin: why sad, mama?

Aredhel: *shakes her head and kisses his* you're going to grow up big and strong and good, right love?

Maeglin: 'course *snuggles and hugs*

Aredhel: that's my boy. *hugs him close, thinking Eol might not have had to die at all*

Maeglin: *wants to play with the puppy*

He manipulated us. Instead of telling me the truth, he hid everything, as he always does!