@sigridgoogles, your hair is like spun gold, it’s beautiful *runs fingers through your hair* Would you prefer the braids smaller, or bigger?
*I moan as Fili touches my hair* What? Oh.. Ummm… Whatever you think is most appropriate to the situation. I’ll trust you, Fili.
Alright then, a medium one it is. *begins separating hair on the right side of you head* This first bead has the rune for ‘joy’ on it, because you make me the happiest dwarf alive. *braids bead in*
*tries not to moan again as Fili works with my hair* Is it the beads or the braids that signifies a courtship?
Both, actually. The beads symbolise the union of the couple, while the braids are for who the other half is. So, I’m braiding both ‘Prince’ and ‘First Son’ into your hair, and you would braid ‘Princess’ and ‘First Daughter’ into mine. *slides a second bead into the braid* This one that’s going on is my grandmother’s. I remember Mother told me that the bead had been carried on a necklace, until one of us were wedded.
I hope I don’t lose them…
You’ll have to show me how to do the braids in your hair. *I smile at the thought* What will I do for beads for you? Or will that matter?
Of course I’ll teach you, it’s another one of those old stuffy traditions. *presses a kiss to your scalp* And the braids don’t need to have beads, they can have ribbons and other things braided in there.
You’re being very patient with me, Fili. I appreciate that.
What other things? Like… pieces of jewelry or something?
Yes, those would work fine. Did you have soemthing in mind?
Yes. I have a bracelet. Pearls. About the only thing we had in Laketown. *I chuckle ruefully* They’re not precious like the gems that your people mined all those years ago. But they were plentiful… Do pearls have any meaning in your culture?
Pearls… I’m not sure. We don’t really trade in them, more focusing on things we mined. In regards to them not being ‘precious’, it is not the wealth of the gem or decoration, it is the worth. There is no point layering braids in meaningless gold when your family’s beads are there instead.
*I frown as he speaks* Well, it… the pearls… belonged to my mother. She gave them to me on my birthday… before she died. *I sigh* I don’t know now if they would suit… They weren’t special or anything. Just a gift. *I shrug*
The pearls belonged to your mother. That already makes them more valuable than anything you could find in this mountain. They are a beautiful gift, and I would be honoured to wear them.
*I smile and look down as he speaks* You are too kind. And too sweet, Fili. *I run my finger over the row of tiny pearls* You’ll have to show me what braid to use for your hair.
Well, there are two of them, and I, unfortunately, am not too familiar with ‘oldest sister’, as I have no sister to learn with. I do know ‘princess’, however, as my mother wears it. Maybe we could ask my mother, she must know.
normally i’d be happy to help, but i’m on my way back to ered luin at the moment to help organize the last of the relocation for our people - however, you do have access to google, which will surely have information on the common familial position braids
Amaaaaaaaaaaaaad…
Well, I guess I could just improvise, seeing as I have no hands free to google with. I’m putting in my grandmother’s bead, now *slides bead in place*
*sits and listens to the two* *tries not to giggle when Fili whines*
And why didn’t I think of google? I wasn’t aware your cultural stuff was on google. Is it a secret google that I don’t know about?
things can be found through the normal google, but the search must be made in khuzdul, and you need to be logged in on a dwarf account for the results to appear. the sites themselves are all in khuzdul as well
