Gorgeous. I don't have time to go in depth, but I wanted to make sure to tell you how much I enjoyed this story - you created a lovely and lush alternate reality, full of many small details that made it recognizable yet distinctly different. The small bit, of the house elves being true elves - Dobby, the not so little little man and his trousers and tunic - was just one of these details, but is the one that has stuck with me the most. This was a truly sweet love story with a delightful relationship between the two men. You've also brought across an interesting viewpoint on shades of white, black and gray - without focusing overmuch on the message. In that respect, I was happily in my mind of some of my favorite novels, by a gent named L.E. Modesitt Jr. Lastly, but not leastly, I'm quite as enamored of your bard as Maisie. ^_^