"Oh, but it isn't simple - well, it is, in one sense. But to know your Art, you must know yourself. Tis why for most it comes later. Folk like Feanaro or I, we are quite unusual - Feanaro because he... well. He's a genius. And I because I had the good fortune to have my Art at my literal fingertips, because of my father's own Art."
She nods. "Of course there are expectations! You should speak to Feanaro about that, if you want. He is the ... was the Haryon, the... Crown Prince, the Heir to the Throne. To choose the Art he did was... well. No one could gainsay him, but it was very much not what was expected, or encouraged. "
Nerdanel has always felt that that was why Nolofinwe was so loved, the second son who actually enjoyed politics.
"The difference I suppose between our culture and others is that to the Noldor, your Art is of surpassing importance."
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"Oh, but it isn't simple - well, it is, in one sense. But to know your Art, you must know yourself. Tis why for most it comes later. Folk like Feanaro or I, we are quite unusual - Feanaro because he... well. He's a genius. And I because I had the good fortune to have my Art at my literal fingertips, because of my father's own Art."
She nods. "Of course there are expectations! You should speak to Feanaro about that, if you want. He is the ... was the Haryon, the... Crown Prince, the Heir to the Throne. To choose the Art he did was... well. No one could gainsay him, but it was very much not what was expected, or encouraged. "
Nerdanel has always felt that that was why Nolofinwe was so loved, the second son who actually enjoyed politics.
"The difference I suppose between our culture and others is that to the Noldor, your Art is of surpassing importance."