Interests: hot elves, hot men, swords
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Essay Question: Compare the effects of weather on elves and men.
When the weather is hot, elves appear unaffected. Neither cold nor snow disturb them, in fact, elves almost always manage to appear unruffled. What does rouse them?
When the weather is hot, men seek to cool themselves in whatever way they can. If they are near water, they strip off their sweaty mail and leather and race to the cool river, laughing, shouting.
Elves, encountering this joyous melee, may choose to join in. When all emerge from the waters, cooled, sated, they rest on the riverbank, stealing furtive glances. Faces flush, pulses quicken. Soon, they begin comparing the lengths of their swords.
In cold weather, body heat can be retained by lying close together.