[ Gimli pauses in his attention to her neck at the sound of braids given. The wedding sounded simple enough. The presence of parents and their blessings sounded ... complicated. IT was best not to worry over such details that night. ]

Do your braids carry meanings as ours do? That is another custom we share. [ He smiled a bright but still blushing smile. ]And I should like to decorate you in courtship.

[ She had no beard so hair would do. ]