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[ Maglor's eyes narrow ]

I can think of at least FIVE times without even trying.

[ he huffs ]

I could bring up Fingon.

Kano, even if that was true it was obviously an honest mistake on my part.

[It wasn't, it had been on purpose and he'd found the whole thing hilarious from start to finish.]

What about Fingon?

[He usualy has a better pokerface than this.]

[ Maglor actually growls at his brother ]

It was not!

[ he tosses his head, and hums the start of what was a VERY famous ballad in Tirion in their youth. ]

Oh, strange, dear friend, dear brother, how strange
Is not your hair so fair?
Then tell me why, dear friend, dear brother,
What color is that hair on your jacket?
How dark it is, dear friend, dear brother,
And on your pillow as well!

[Maedhros leans forward and levels an intense stare at Maglor.]

Prove it.

[Well, now he's even less sorry for all those awful clothes he'd brought his brother.]

...That was about us?

[ He winks, and switches tunes ]

Why do you dally so, good prince
Why do you say nothing but pine?
Why do you stand there looking east on the battlements
Rather than ride to your love?

[ Oh that one got popular in Beleriand ]

[And you wonder why he gives you embarrassing clothes?]

...Should I be flatered that you've written so many songs about me?

[He'd known that one was about him. He'd just... prefered not to think on it.]

Don't make me make a public telling of your first attempts at courting, Kano. I can play dirty as well if you wan't to take it to that level.

[ He had to get back at you SOMEHOW ]

You are eminently suitable for songs, it's true. The hardened general, boldly leading his men...

[ He huffs ]

Then don't embarrass me here!

I am? I think Fingon was more suited to be the subject of song.

[He'll just roll his eyes at that.]

I haven't embarrassed you yet, I just asked how to find somwhere I could purchase you a new shirt.

Oh yes. [ He says dryly. ]

And who do you think the other half of the popular ballads were for?

There's more reasons than me teasing that so many songs existed you know. You really were the perfect complements.

[ He wrinkles his nose at him ]

You had the Look!

Truly? Huh... [He's actually a bit stumped at that. He thought he looked a bit too... frightful to make for good songs.]

Yeah, but thats a lot more understandable. Finno was practicaly born to be sung about in ballads.

Finno, perhaps...

[Just to mess with him Maedhros levels the exact same look Maglor is talking about at him.]

I have no idea what you are talking about, Kano.

[ Maedhros, you have NO IDEA how attractive that look is, okay ]

Both of you. [ He says firmly ] Separately, yes, but ESPECIALLY in contrast. It wasn't just me writing them you know.

[ If Maglor was a cat, he'd be bristling ]

THAT look!!!

[He indeed has NO IDEA about it and would probably find it extremely suspicious if someone told him.]

If you say so... [He's sceptical.] ...It wasn't?

[He's so grateful he has a great pokerface right about now, because he's having a lot of fun with this and it would be a shame to ruin it by grinning like a maniac.]

Really, Kano, now you're just being ridiculous. I'm not giving you any look.

Ingo wrote at least two, that I know of. [ He frowns thoughtfully, counting ]

I know there was one that I'm fairly sure came from Ecthelion before Turukano whisked him away into Gondolin. And there are all the various pub ones, which I assure you I lost count of, if only because most simply changed the words all the time.

[ Glaring ]

You are doing this on purpose.

Not that surprising. [He could see Ingo doing something like that.] Dare I ask wich song was his?

Ecthelion? Truly? I never would have guessed he'd make a song about us... [He can't help but ask, just in case Maglor might know the awnser.] How angry did Turgon get when his friend started making songs about us?

[Maedhros will just school his expression into a hurt and confused look.]

Doing what on purpose. I have done nothing to deserve this baseless slander.

The marching one was his, you know, the one about fire melting ice. And the one about the rising sun. Those for sure. There may have been others.

I'm not absolutely sure, but it had the feel of Ecthelion's style... I imagine Turgon was very not pleased, yes.

[ He scowls ]

You are a terrible tease.

A little heavy on the symbolism, wasn't it? Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

I'll trust your judgement about that, you've always had a good ear for such things. If it really was Ecthelion who wrote it I wish I could have been there to see Turgon's face when he figured it out.

[He let's a smirk creep onto his face.]

Again with the accusations, Kano.

That's Ingo's style. [ He shrugs, and glowers at his brother ]

You are having far too much fun with this.

At least it's better than those bawdy tavern songs that aren't symbolic enough.

[Really, why would anyone want to hear about his love life in such explicit detail.

The smirk just grows wider at Maglors glower.]

And why shouldn't I? I can see why the rest of you finds this sort of behaviour so appealing now

Tavern songs are supposed to be bawdy! And besides, nothing will ever beat the Elf and the Fruit Vendor!

[ SULKING ]

Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

Yes, but they're not supposed to be about me! At least that one wasn't about me... was it?

[He honestly doesn't know, but he hopes not...]

Turnabout is fair play, little brother! I endured all of your terrible behaviour, it's only fair that I pay you back now and then.

No, that one Fingon told me was from the Men of Dor-Lomin, so it was definitely not about you. Wouldn't say it wasn't about FINROD, but then again, it's a very generic elf in the song with no physical descriptions so...

[ grrrrrrr ]

I was the good kid! ........Comparatively.

Good! I was worried there for a moment. Now that you mention it... it MIGHT be.

[Smirk]

The keyword here being comparatively.

[ He is going to find a way to get back at you just you wait

Sulkily ]

I am behaving.

[He knows you will, that is the way it is with brothers. At least in their family.]

Right now, yes. But you have not always been well behaved, nor do I think you will be for the rest of eternity either.

[ Glare ]

What if I promise to behave here.

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