_{bowofthegaladhrim:}

“Where I live, ‘tis considered a mark of shame to wear one’s hair as short as yours,” Legolas said, amused. “But I suspect that knowledge will not inspire you to grow your hair long any more than you could convince me to cut mine short. Have I guessed aright?”

 

     _{❝ [T]hat’s nonsense. It’s normal for a boy
     to wear his hair short, I’ll have you know. ❞}

     _{❝ Hmph. I suppose I’ll leave off at that. ❞}

          _{It wasn’t as if it were possible to convince
          such an oddly centered person to follow the
          right direction, so Eustace was not going to
          bother with such an ostracizing feature.}

     _{❝ You're▬a native of this area, correct? ❞}