You travel a short distance north.
 Northern crossing in Elvandar.
 This is an intersection of this granite-paved street. In the center is a
 wonderful fountain showing a silver moon, and to the north you can see the
 entrance to a huge marble palace with giant towers which shine in all known
 colours. Far to the south you recognize a market place, and the Circle Road
 starts to the east and west.
There are four obvious exits: north, east[r], south[r], west[r].
A button-nosed old female elf, a freckled ancient female elf and a swarthy
mature male elf.
Tehanu gracefully enters from south.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
The button-nosed old female elf smiles slightly at you.
The swarthy mature male elf smiles slightly at you.
The freckled ancient female elf smiles slightly at Tehanu.
You hear the sound of metal as an armoured warrior walks down the street.
You emote: Sun folds his hands on his back.
Tehanu looks at you.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: Let us go up on the walls, shall we?
Tehanu tilts her head curiously.
Tehanu says in Quenya: As you like.
You emote: Sun smiles weakly.
You travel a short distance west.
 Northern part of the Circle Road in Elvandar.
 Paved with polished granite tiles, this road continues to the west and
 east, where it meets a crossing. Straight to the northeast rises a huge
 building, which sparkles in myriads of different colours in light reflected
 from the sun, torches or even the stars. This is obviously the palace of
 Elvandar with its famous two towers.
There are two obvious exits: east[r], west[r].
Tehanu gracefully enters from east.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
Tehanu checks the weather.
You travel a short distance west.
 Northern part of the Circle Road in Elvandar.
 Paved with polished granite tiles, this road continues to the east and
 west. To the northeast rises a huge building, which sparkles in myriads of
 different colours in light reflected from the sun, torches or even the
 stars. This is obviously the palace of Elvandar with its famous two towers.
A closed wooden door leads north.
There are two obvious exits: east[r], west[r].
A brown-skinned old male elf, a middle-aged lanky male elf and a wrinkled
ageless male elf.
Tehanu gracefully enters from east.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
The brown-skinned old male elf tells you in Common: Greetings Sir!
The wrinkled ageless male elf tells Tehanu in Quenya: Greetings Mylady!
The middle-aged lanky male elf smiles slightly at Tehanu.
You travel a short distance west.
 Northern part of the Circle Road in Elvandar.
 Paved with polished granite tiles, this road continues to the east and
 southwest. Far to the northeast rises a huge building, which sparkles in
 myriads of different colours in light reflected from the sun, torches or
 even the stars. This is obviously the palace of Elvandar with its famous
 two towers. Something new is being built to the north.
A closed wooden door leads south.
There are three obvious exits: north, east[r], southwest[r].
Tehanu gracefully enters from east.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
Some fallen leaves swirl in a soft breeze.
You travel a short distance southwest.
 Western part of the Circle Road in Elvandar.
 Paved with polished granite tiles, this road continues to the northeast and
 south. Far to the north you can see two colourful shining towers rising up
 to the sky. From the west you can smell the intense fragrance of perfume,
 and a closer examination of the building reveals a small sign next to the
 entrance. To the northwest is the start of a small road.
There are four obvious exits: northeast[r], south[r], west,
northwest[r].
Tehanu gracefully enters from northeast.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
You are physically feeling very well and mentally in full vigour.
You are extremely alert.
You travel a short distance northwest.
 Northwestern Wall Road in Elvandar.
 This road is paved with plain granite stones and leads northwest to the
 city wall. To the east and south you see the backsides of several
 buildings, and to the southeast the Wall Road meets the Circle Road.
There are two obvious exits: southeast[r], northwest[r].
A weaselly shifty-eyed male human (skulking in the shadows).
Tehanu gracefully enters from southeast.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
Tehanu says in Quenya: It will be a bit wet.
Weaselly shifty-eyed male human (skulking in the shadows).
He has black eyes.
He has normal long mouse-brown hair.
He is of normal height and lean for a human.
He looks ugly.
He is in good shape.
He is extremely alert.
He is wearing a leather cap, a leather vest, a pair of leather trousers and
a pair of soft fleece boots.
You travel a short distance northwest.
 Northwestern Wall Road in Elvandar.
 The road is paved with plain granite stones and leads northwest to the city
 wall and southeast into the heart of the town. The city center itself can
 be seen to the south and east but the area next to the wall is free of any
 kind of building, probably for strategic reasons.
There are two obvious exits: southeast[r], northwest[r].
Tehanu gracefully enters from southeast.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
You are physically feeling very well and mentally in full vigour.
You are extremely alert.
You travel a short distance northwest.
 Northwestern Wall Road in Elvandar.
 The road ends here at the foot of a massive stone tower which is obviously
 a part of the city wall and improves its effectiveness during a siege. An
 opening to the northwest enables you to enter the tower, while the road
 leads southeast towards the center of the town.
There are two obvious exits: southeast[r], northwest.
Tehanu gracefully enters from southeast.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
Tehanu says in Quenya: Perhaps we can remain in the tower.
Tehanu checks the weather.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: Of course.
You emote: Sun bows slightly.
You travel a very short distance northwest.
 Ground floor of the northwestern tower.
 It's quite dark because of the lack of light sources in here. There is
 neither an opening in the wall nor any torch which would illuminate the
 room. Only a weak glimmer from the upper floor enables you to recognize
 your surroundings. Stairs wind up to the second floor and an opening to the
 southeast leads out.
There are two obvious exits: southeast, up.
Tehanu gracefully enters from southeast.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
The weak light from the upper floor flickers a bit.
You travel a very short distance up.
 Northwestern tower of the Elvandar city wall.
 Stairs wind up to the top of the tower and down to the basement. The only
 openings in the massive walls are several embrasures but they are too small
 to illuminate the room with sunlight during the day. Because of that a
 smoking torch is fixed to the wall and is burning all the time.
There are four obvious exits: northeast, south, up, down.
Tehanu gracefully enters from down.
Tehanu (surrounded by a circling breeze) followed you.
As you look into this direction you see:

[up]
   Northwestern tower of the Elvandar city wall.
   A medium creature.
The soft breeze stops circulating around Tehanu.
The light breeze makes the torch flicker.
You emote: Sun walks up to the bottom of the stairwell.
You say in Quenya: It is a bit warmer here by the torch too.
Tehanu looks at the torch.
You say in Quenya: If you do not mind.
You emote: Sun beckons for you to come.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: Hmm?
Tehanu looks up.
Tehanu gracefully leaves up.
Tehanu gracefully enters from up.
As you look into this direction you see:

[up]
   Northwestern tower of the Elvandar city wall.
   A medium creature.
You say in Quenya: Oh, I thought you did not want to go there?
Tehanu shakes her head in disagreement.
Tehanu closes her eyes and looks concentrated.
The robe of Tehanu is soft again.
Hmmmmm.
Suddenly a soft breeze starts to circulate around Tehanu.
You say in Quenya: I wanted to speak to you, as a judge.
Tehanu ponders the situation.
Tehanu says in Quenya: All right.
You say in Quenya: Not for that your role in the church is any less important, but this is a matter of the court.
You emote: Sun smiles weakly.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: Does it concern a current case?
You say in Quenya: No, not at all. It is rather a more holistic matter.
You say in Quenya: Let me explain.
Smoke rises from the torch.
Tehanu rests the bottom of her shield on the ground and shifts her weight to lean on it.
You say in Quenya: I have recently noticed that the morals of our society are steadily declining.
Tehanu raises her eyebrow.
The soft breeze stops circulating around Tehanu.
You say in Quenya: Yes, it is rather shocking. But some of our own have been rather disrespectful to our blood, and it tears a wound in my heart to see it progress.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: Is this a matter for the Court?
You say in Quenya: Most definitely.
Tehanu tries to look thoughtful.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: Are there some particular incidents that you can offer as examples?
You ask Tehanu in Quenya: For example, would you agree with me that the laws of the society are agreed on by the citizen themselves?
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: I would answer that question with a ringing, "Yes". The morals of society are not only reflected in laws, but defined by it.
Tehanu says in Quenya: The final arbiter of our law is the Queen.
The light breeze makes the torch flicker.
Hmmmmm.
You say in Quenya: Perhaps you misunderstood me.
Tehanu says in Quenya: I see the laws as a reflection of society's moral values, but we also have moral values which are not encoded in law.
Tehanu says in Quenya: Oh...
You say in Quenya: Yes, exactly. The unwritten laws, the manners and soul of Elvandar.
Tehanu says in Quenya: Yes, I think I did misunderstand.
You raise your eyebrow at Tehanu.
Tehanu says in Quenya: You meant, I think, that the citizens of Elvandar share the values that are represented in our laws?
You nod solemnly to Tehanu.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: Is there some law which you feel does not reflect those values?
You say in Quenya: No, bishop. The existing laws are brilliant.
You say in Quenya: However, I do believe there could be more laws. Laws that formalize the unwritten laws.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: What is lacking then?
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: I wanted to propose a new law.
Tehanu nods to you.
The light breeze makes the torch flicker.
You emote: Sun folds his hands on his back.
You say in Quenya: Back when my great grandfather was still alive he would tell me what happened to those who did not respect the manners of society.
You say in Quenya: They were shunned. Put aside. Discredited.
You say in Quenya: However, we forgot that somewhere along the way.
You say in Quenya: It has suddenly become acceptable to break the unwritten laws, without a .. fee.
You emote: Sun smiles weakly.
You ask Tehanu in Quenya: Perhaps the bishop recognizes this?
Tehanu goes hmmmm.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: Have you an example in mind?
You say in Quenya: The so called "minor" crimes go unpunished.
You say in Quenya: But they are not minor, they are what defines us. Yes, I have an example.
You say in Quenya: Take for example the marriage between man and elf.
You emote: Sun smiles weakly.
You say in Quenya: A sign of disrespect to the blood the binds us together. To the people that those who leave, should live with.
Smoke rises from the torch.
You say in Quenya: Speaking just hypothetically..
You say in Quenya: Let us say a human would have child with an elven woman today. Let us say they got married.
You say in Quenya: Would the Queen approve?
You say in Quenya: Is it that we want? Consider the short life span of the humans.
You emote: Sun folds his hands on his back.
You say in Quenya: What will our elven sister do, when he is dead for a hundred years?
You say in Quenya: Who still stand aside the child?
You say in Quenya: The mother? Alone?
You sigh.
You say in Quenya: The quick pace of the human breeding is rapidly consuming our future.
You say in Quenya: It is tearing our society apart.
You smile sadly.
You say in Quenya: Five hundred years ago, a woman who left her blood, would be regarded with carefulness.
You say in Quenya: Five hundred years ago, the man who stole her innocence, would be an enemy to the elven nation.
The light breeze makes the torch flicker.
You say in Quenya: What happened with the unwritten laws? They were neutralized by the affects since the arrival.
You say in Quenya: How did it affect us? Like the plague spreads with the wind.
You say in Quenya: But please do not misunderstand me. I have nothing at all, nothing, against humans.
You say in Quenya: I just wonder, why did we lose these laws that tied us together and kept us alive, since the great beginning?
You say in Quenya: It was not long ago that the humans arrived.
You say in Quenya: Some elders who lived long before that, would still remember the days before the arrival. And what hope have they?
Tehanu goes hmmmm.
You say in Quenya: Having seen this detoriation?
You smile weakly at Tehanu.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: I request for more laws.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: Targeted for the safety of our people, for the prosperity of our races.
Tehanu says in Quenya: I am unsure of your meaning still.
Hmmmmm.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: A law to punish elves who have child with humans?
You seriously shake your head in disagreement.
You say in Quenya: My suggestion is that, as a beginning, ban the humans who made her bear the child.
Smoke rises from the torch.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: How does that solve the problem of the mother and children?
You say in Quenya: In the long term, we will see a silencing effect.
You say in Quenya: Yes, we can not save the individual case.
You emote: Sun smiles weakly.
You say in Quenya: But we can stand up for society. We can declare what is right and wrong.
You say in Quenya: With such a law in place, humans will be reluctant to steal their innocence.
Tehanu says in Quenya: We will see the mother leave Elvandar for the lifespan of the human father and then return to us.
You say in Quenya: They will know, there is a price for doing this.
Tehanu says in Quenya: The humans will not be deterred by it.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: What is banishment to them, after they have their prize?
Tehanu says in Quenya: If anything I fear they would see it as a challenge.
You say in Quenya: I do not want to push you, bishop. I am sorry for that.
Tehanu says in Quenya: No, do not mistake me, I share your misgivings. I am merely unsure how we might craft a law that would have the desired effect.
You emote: Sun smiles weakly.
You say in Quenya: Please consider, how eager is a human really to have child with an elven woman if they can not even enter elvandar?
Tehanu says in Quenya: I doubt it would give them a moment's pause.
The light breeze makes the torch flicker.
You say in Quenya: I beg to differ. On the barriers for elvenkind, we must put up whatever resistance we have.
You say in Quenya: The nation will not be saved by passivity.
You emote: Sun carefully unfolds a small crease on his robe.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: Please, consider my suggestion. I am not asking for madness.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: It must not be harsch.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: It can be a mostly symbolical fee.
The light breeze makes the torch flicker.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: A total sum of 10 gold coins. Exactly the sum of the citizenship.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: It would be a good mark and a clear, but elven treatment.
You emote: Sun smiles weakly.
Tehanu goes hmmmm.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: A fine for humans who father elven children?
You nod seriously to Tehanu.
Tehanu asks in Quenya: What of elves who father children with human women?
Smoke rises from the torch.
Tehanu ponders the situation.
Tehanu says in Quenya: I am more inclined to favour permanent banishment rather than a fine.
You nod to Tehanu.
Tehanu says in Quenya: This will mean among other things that Arthur of the Rangers will be permanently banished from Elvandar.
Tehanu says in Quenya: Presumably the law would be retroactively applied.
You nod solemnly to Tehanu.
Tehanu ponders the situation.
Smoke rises from the torch.
You emote: Sun looks at Tehanu.
Tehanu says in Quenya: I would be glad to be rid of him.
You say in Quenya: He is obviously not too caring about Elvandar either.
The light breeze makes the torch flicker.
Tehanu says in Quenya: Fair enough. Permanent banishment as well as a fine.
You ask Tehanu in Quenya: Are you sure you want both?
Tehanu says in Quenya: Yes.
You nod understandingly to Tehanu.
Tehanu says in Quenya: A human who is unwilling to pay the fine will be outlawed.
You say in Quenya: A most just law.
Tehanu says in Quenya: It is a test if they will abide by the law at all.
You nod thoughtfully to Tehanu.
Tehanu asks you in Quenya: Did you have other laws to propose?
You slightly shake your head in disagreement.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: Not at the moment. But this will surely be a good start.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: However, in the long-term, this type of laws is probably a good idea.
You tell Tehanu in Quenya: Thank you for your time, Bishop.
Smoke rises from the torch.
You ask Tehanu in Quenya: Shall we return to the street?
Tehanu nods thoughtfully.
You smile.
You travel a very short distance down.