Gondolin. That confirms it, then. He is from the past. It shouldn't be possible, but, well- none of this should, and, frankly, if she stops to think through all the possible implications right now, she will overwhelm herself.
It does place here in a rather strange position, though. She's quite used to having to decide how much to tell people of possible futures; that's nothing new. But that's made much more difficult by the fact that she's lived that future. She fully intends to explain the timeline difference, but how exactly to do that- what she should say, what she shouldn't- is a bit more complicated.
But a name is a good place to begin, clearly. She gives a gentle shake of her head.
"Most now know me as 'Galadriel.' If you still wish to address me as 'Artanis,' however, I have no objection. I am as much one as the other."
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It does place here in a rather strange position, though. She's quite used to having to decide how much to tell people of possible futures; that's nothing new. But that's made much more difficult by the fact that she's lived that future. She fully intends to explain the timeline difference, but how exactly to do that- what she should say, what she shouldn't- is a bit more complicated.
But a name is a good place to begin, clearly. She gives a gentle shake of her head.
"Most now know me as 'Galadriel.' If you still wish to address me as 'Artanis,' however, I have no objection. I am as much one as the other."