"There are cherry blossoms in some of the trees; however I fear that they may not last. There is a malignant force that plagues the land, and it troubles me greatly."

Rhovandis has a crown of cherry blossoms on her head, a crown made from none other than her Little Leaf! Now if only Thranduil will put his on...

"My mother-in-law warned me not to let Thranduil turn out like Thingol, but part of me worries that I cannot stop that..."

A gentle sigh, "We all saw Thingol had become in the end. Calithilwen was a noble in his court before she became the queen, and oh, the stories she told me... When Oropher had passed, she watched for awhile as my husband adjusted to his crown, and she worried..." x.com/ArgentateBijou…