“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.