"I...have a reputation of doing so, thanks to my Balrog-Slaying," Glorfindel said. "But the honest truth is, I am not that impulsive. I chose my fate on purpose, knowing I would likely not survive." He smiled then. "Certain friends of mine like to spread that rumor, though. I am grateful, though, the hero worship I get is enough, I don't need the looks if people realized the truth."

"Again, not something that comes up often in conversation. That and his Maia ancestress on his mother's side. He is a person of many parts, our Elrond." And all of them stubborn.