"Only when I'm wearing it or all the time?"

"Not sure which is the better analogy. Being pretty is super important to Elves. Luckily we are mostly all pretty."

"Couldn't you just, like, stick it in a closet when you're not using it and not look at it, and then put it on when you need it to not die?"

"You would think. In hindsight maybe Maedhros was just encouraging all the commentary about whether the helmet was pretty enough for the crown prince because it entertained him."

"Okay. If he's really not okay then anything that's a good thing for him is good."

"He would want things to be the way they are, if you could ask him, where he's not okay but the Noldor are unified and we're going to win the war."

"Winning wars is important when you're the good guys but if you can do that and also have good things that's best."

"I know. And Odette both wins wars and is great so I think I win."

"She wins. You're collateral--what's the opposite of damage?" she giggles.

"Spoils of war?"

"I don't think that's quite right but I dunno what is."

We are very lucky we got her whatever it makes us.

"Yeah. See, this is why telepathy's better than language."

"It has its advantages."

"Language isn't, like, bad, but I wouldn't wanna hafta rely on it for everything."

"My favorite thing about osanwe's always been the range."

"Maybe I'll like range better when I'm a grownup and have more friends that I don't live with."

"Yeah, maybe. All your friends are at your school?"

"Well, I live there."

"Not how school works in my world, but sounds kind of fun if you like the other kids."

"I like them most of the time. Sometimes Scotty's a little worm but he gets better eventually."

"A little worm? What's he do, what are his powers?"

"He's indestructible and he has to wear special goggles so he doesn't fire lasers out of his eyes all the time."

"Oooh, I'm jealous."

"Most people don't react that way when I tell them about the lasers part."