Whimsies by Grundy

Whole

Celebrían frowned down her tiny nose at the insolent Falathrim boy who had dared question the shape and composition of her family.

“I do not see where it is any of your business, but my family is whole, thank you very much,” she informed him.

She was well aware that some of her playmates had more relatives than she did – grandparents, for a start, and aunts. She only had Uncle Oropher, who she didn’t see very often. But she did have cousins…

“If you think otherwise, you’re welcome to take it up with my parents. Or perhaps with King Gil-galad.”