"I certainly find one of your sons beautiful and fascinating," she says affectionately, kissing her husband's cheek. "Children are adorable and fascinating. It certainly seems you find sentences beautiful and fascinating!"

"Tyelcormo is fascinating and beautiful, or only beautiful and fascinating? Adorable? Certainly?"

"Also fascinating and beautiful," she agrees. "Small children are adorable. Fluffy animals are adorable. You're certainly having fun with this."

"Animals are fun? Children are fun? Tyelcormo is interesting and fun? Am I having interesting with this?"

"That last one wasn't grammatical," she says. "Animals can be fun. Children are fun. Tyelcormo is definitely fun."

"Languages are definitely fun. That last one?"

"The one at the end."

"Maitimo, Macalaure, Tyelcormo, Carnistir, Curufinwe, Ambarussa, Ambarussa is the last one?"

"Yes!" Your dad learning languages is so adorable.

Watch out, he'll keep you at it for several days.

I should probably learn the written version of the language anyway, she says, looking at her sister's penmanship practice.

Yeah, fair enough. If we are getting a house here we should get it started first so plans can be drawn while you're trapped here doing language.

Yeah, although if two houses is a viable thing I wonder why your brother pointed out that we wouldn't wanna raise kids here?

I think he was very politely expressing a preference we go settle down south and not do things that'll get us exiled.

Oh. Fair enough. Well, I'm not leaving until Imliss decides to or I get fast transport worked out, but I can probably refrain from getting us exiled.

I wouldn't mind if you do. Really.

True, but it would inconvenience Imliss, and I think she's been very patient with us so far.

Extremely patient. Alright, no exile.

I love you.

I can't promise it won't happen anyway. At least it won't be our fault.

Yeah. Maybe we should leave Imliss behind if she's not specifically included and she can--I dunno, keep us updated on anything that might matter.

Do you think she'd be okay?

Depends on the circumstance. I'm not proposing doing this without consulting her, of course.

Yeah, of course. Things seemed to have gotten less tense in Tirion.

I'm glad your cousin's speaking to you.