I cannot wait to see it.

The city or the name?

Mostly the former; names are less exciting, though I'm sure it'll look very nice.

D'you want me to ask Odette for a mental image of it? It doesn't have people in it yet, but the basic architecture's up.

That would be interesting next time she's around, but I'm sure she's rather busy.

...Well, yeah, but we're not going to just not talk while she's doing things, and if she shows me I can show you.

In that case I would love to see it.

I wonder if I can get her attention from here. I haven't tried it. I assumed I couldn't, because I don't actually have osanwe yet, but assuming things is often unhelpful.

I have no idea how that should work, but by all means try it.

After a few minutes, she reports, Nope.

She also might be out of range. I can reach Himring but not anywhere east of that, and I can only reach Himring because I know my cousin very well and have for more than seven hundred years.

Oh, she figured out how to extend her range by Sympathy.

Useful. I would definitely expect that to require her to be the one trying to reach you, though.

I am so extremely going to talk her into giving me the ability.

It's not mind-altering at all, I don't think your taboo ought to apply.

If I didn't believe that, I'd figure out how to do without, she agrees.

This world will probably develop different taboos and conventions about the abuse of magic.

Mind control had sure as hell better be up there, though.

I am guessing Maedhros will be a decisive force in developing them, and I don't think he's a fan of it.

Would you like an award for elegance of understatement?

His injuries were very serious. It was a long recovery and I spent the whole thing at his side and I hate the Enemy so much I can't muster even the slightest resentment for anyone else.

I...didn't mean that as flippantly as it came out. I can't--I can't imagine. Not really.

I didn't feel mocked, don't worry. He's all right, insofar as that means anything, and does all right by others.

Odette obviously doesn't care about him a fraction as much as you do but honestly I think she's taking this whole thing a lot more seriously than she would have if he hadn't been her introduction to the existence of this war.

Some of that may be deliberate on his part.