*upon arriving at Lórien, discovers that Tilion has already gone for the evening, but Uolë is still hanging about* *seriously, the guy is too nice sometimes* *and too quiet* *and needs to get out more!*
*sends his fellow Quendë off for some much-needed rest before plopping down on the fountain ledge beside Arien*
*finishes his shift and immediately crashes (into bed, that is), with the intention of getting up early and going to the market to shop for his dinner-date*
*reaches out to silence the alarm when it goes off (all too soon) and rolls over onto his back, vaguely registering that there's something Not Quite Right about the room after a minute or so as his eyes focus* (so dark)
*puzzles a few more moments before throwing off the blankets and crossing to the porthole to draw the curtain back to reveal a Sun-less sky*
. . .
What the--? Oversleep? *checks his alarm--apparently not...?*
*is awakened by the noontime sunbeams dancing across his face as they filter through the leafy branches of his bower*
*stares up at the rustling leaves, trying to process everything that's happened in the last few days and wishing his brain didn't feel so sluggish*
the last few days
. . .
*sits up abruptly, worrying about exactly how many days (and nights!) have passed and immediately regrets it as a white-hot jolt of pain stabs into his head from the sudden movement* >_<
*hasn't tried to contact Tilion since being asked to bugger off, and hasn't heard a peep out of anyone on his condition* *is worried, Erudammit, why isn't anyone fucking getting that?* *could just scream* >.<
*brings Anar into berth for the night and practically flies to Lórien*
*intimidates the nearest handmaiden into giving up which bower Tilion's in*
*has been ever so slightly out of sorts since his discussion with Tilion* *for example, has found himself heading out to dust the Rose on two separate occasions--on days that were not Tuesday* :s
*spends most of his time tidying and organizing and re-organizing and dusting and generally buttoning-up the minaret in preparation*
*really doesn't know what else to do with himself*
...
*eventually digs out the long, bright sword he keeps stashed in the closet for sentimental reasons* *sits on the observation deck and looks at it for a while, rubbing at imaginary smudges with his sleeves*
*is a little bit nervous* *actually, is really very nervous indeed*
*makes his slow way to the beer tent after the competition (which got off to an interestingstart) and looks for a nice quiet corner in which to hide rest*
*Tries not to think about the outcome of the meeting, because the more she thinks about it, the more she realises that she's in hotter water than a japanese teabag.*
*Decides to rummage through some of her old compositions to take her mind off things.*
*Starts pulling out possibilities for performance at the festival.*