Of course I would welcome the chance for parley between our two equally legitimate sovereign kingdoms, as one monarch to another. I’m sure we would both benefit from improved relations between the east and west lands of Men.
Indeed, why do we not meet in person? My summer palace at Umbar is lovely this time of year.
~Ar-Anaškad, King of Kings, Lord of Mordor and Greater Harad”
That is entirely relative. Who is being forgiven, and by whom?
When forgiveness is offered by one I love, I treasure the opportunity to earn it.
When it is offered conditionally in exchange for my eternal humility and repentance for deeds I do not regret in the slightest, I consider it a farce.
Forgiveness can only be offered from a position of power, otherwise what meaning does it have? Those who have power over one who has wronged them are seen as benevolent and wise when they give pardon rather than punishment. It indicates the security of a ruler to be able to forgive.
To forgive, therefore, is my pleasure. When I can afford it.
I’ve heard that amongst humans there is a superstition that if you spill rice or lentils or such like before a devil, he will be irresistibly compelled to count them all, unable to stop until he’s finished.
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