"It was, and it wasn't..." Maglor murmurs. "When I was younger, it was simply... the way of the world. And he loved us dearly, which made things easier."
Until it made it harder, but he won't go into that now.
He looks a little bewildered at Jingyi's question.
"Well, the soldiers do, if you're near the cities, or the Rangers if you're in the Wilds. But most travelling folk carry blade or bow, at the least, and the City Watch do their best. Are there so many monsters in your world? Tis true that during the Wars life for the simple folk could be hard, but the Rohirrim are not the only people to teach their womenfolk to fight."
Some of the most dangerous Rangers he's ever met have been the ladies. And the less said about his terrifying baby cousins the better.
He laughs softly. "I speak your language not at all, I fear, although I'd be happy for lessons, should you wish to teach it! But I am a mimic, young Jingyi - and a very good one, at that."
/pats me too
Until it made it harder, but he won't go into that now.
He looks a little bewildered at Jingyi's question.
"Well, the soldiers do, if you're near the cities, or the Rangers if you're in the Wilds. But most travelling folk carry blade or bow, at the least, and the City Watch do their best. Are there so many monsters in your world? Tis true that during the Wars life for the simple folk could be hard, but the Rohirrim are not the only people to teach their womenfolk to fight."
Some of the most dangerous Rangers he's ever met have been the ladies. And the less said about his terrifying baby cousins the better.
He laughs softly. "I speak your language not at all, I fear, although I'd be happy for lessons, should you wish to teach it! But I am a mimic, young Jingyi - and a very good one, at that."