Role

Chapter 6

A life spent at war does not often leave time for reflection, though
perhaps that is when it is most often needed.

So many years ago Elithranduil was a foolhardy and headstrong boy,
leading good Elven men into battle for the first time. He led them not
because he had earned privilege to do so, but because of the family to
which he was born granted him the right to do as he saw fit.

As a wiser man may have predicted, the mission was a complete failure
with no one left alive to blame but Elithranduil. His men dead due to his
decisions, Elithranduil admitted to himself at that young age that he
could be no great leader of men.

At the time, that was likely true. But Elithranduil is not the same Elf
as that naive and ambitious child. Long having sworn of his noble house
and the luxurious lifestyle of his birth, he transformed into just
another Elf, with no history and no birthright. A new Elf, in many ways,
leaving the foolishness of his youth behind him.

And now he finds himself again, positioned as the leader of great men.
Elithranduil is the Marshall of the Fortress of Light.

With reflection comes a great many questions. Can a failed leader redeem
himself? Can an Elf who has proven that he can not be trusted with good
men's lives, now prove that he can be? Much lies upon Elithranduil's
shoulders as he helps lead the Fortress of Light thhrough this dark, yet
so vital war. Has he changed enough, learned enough, not to fail the
people that rely upon him yet again?