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[rowancrowned]

I will not dismiss anyone who comes to me asking for protection.

( it's- old. there are no oaths any more, but he is still compelled by the obligation. )

He has already behaved in a way that is unbecoming to his position. I do not know him; I do not know what value he places on her life.

[elegiaque]

And it didn't occur to you to discuss any of that with me before you sprang a lot of paranoid, unhelpful horseshit—

( she really stresses the word, drawing it out, underlining it, )

—and blindsided me by expecting my mind to dribble out my ears so I'd be ignorant enough to play along with whatever half-baked theatrical performance that was supposed to fucking be.

'Unbecoming to his position'. And what the fuck was this? Because it wasn't you protecting anyone. I won't applaud you for pissing gasoline onto an open flame.

[rowancrowned]

She was frightened. Has been frightened. I thought your presence would comfort her.

( what gives him pause is- )

You thought that a performance?

[elegiaque]

What was I supposed to think? ( with great disdain. ) How exactly was I supposed to comfort her, Thranduil? Did you imagine I would just sit there silently while you took advantage of her fear to make a bad situation worse? I can't comfort someone you are encouraging to be afraid at the same time.

If you want to play power games with your colleagues, do it in your own fucking time and without using people I care for as pawns.

[rowancrowned]

This is not a game, ( disgusted enough with the concept that the word feels like filth in his mouth, ) do you truly- truly, Gwenaëlle, not just in anger- think so little of me?

[elegiaque]

Thranduil, I don't know what other fucking conclusion you expect me to have drawn.

( it's flatly said. )

The only thing more ridiculous than what you just ambushed me with is the idea that there was any remote likelihood of my taking it at all seriously.

[rowancrowned]

Do you suspect Kitty is lying, or was the way she said he behaved in agreement with the way he usually conducts himself? ( he asks. )

[elegiaque]

Kitty is afraid because when she's angered people before she's been right to be. And he was angry with her, but he behaved no differently than you do, ( pointedly, gesturing to him in the mirror with her comb, ) and I don't recall everyone who's frustrated you ending up at the bottom of the fucking harbor.

Do him the basic courtesy he extends you of not assuming he's an incompetent, impetuous fool. As far as I can see, right now he deserves it more than you do. You were so quick to leap to the first conclusion that suited you-

She's in no danger from him. Encouraging her to actually work against someone who isn't threatening her might well fucking change that, so I hope you haven't irreparably fucked anything up you can't protect her from. If she crosses a line she can't come back from because you made her believe it was right, I will hold you personally responsible.