Yeah?

I am a little bit worried that the Enemy seems to be trying to incite something and Idaia and Imliss are targets.

He reflexively reaches out to pull Idaia closer.

Ack! Sweetie, I know you and writing don't have the best relationship, but I was using your alphabet, she says when the sudden movement sends her pen jerking across the paper.

Melkor's giving talks in the city about prophecied atrocities by Men. Imliss says it's your species, and Maitimo thinks the Enemy might be trying to stir up trouble aimed at you.

My species...has committed atrocities, she admits. Not on a regular basis, or anything, but it's happened.

Which obviously has fuck-all to do with you but people are idiots. Maitimo thinks the Enemy might be trying to start something.

In conjunction with that whole 'people carrying weapons' thing that worries me.

Yup. He thinks we should maybe stay out of the public eye for a few days, he's going to be asking Imliss to be careful too...

Well, we didn't go into the city that much, anyways.

You deserve so, so much better than this. I really want to drag all the idiots into the dungeons at all. I want people who'd so much as think about scaring you or Imliss into staying home to suffer for it.

That is sweet and also slightly premature considering that our evidence so far is 'Melkor did a thing' not 'people have begun actively responding to the thing in the way we're worried about'.

Still.

Besides, if you throw everyone who looks at me funny in a dungeon, I have to go beat up everyone who's ever been rude because you're bisexual.

I don't care what they think of me. I do care that they treat you with the respect you deserve.

So you wouldn't enjoy seeing me dreamshape-into-the-pavement a number of people chosen by a morally defensible criteria?

I would totally enjoy it, I just don't think we should do it.

I feel rather the same way about you dungeoning people for me.

Nelyo is actually scared that you'll get hurt. 

Fair. I can dreamshape people into the pavement, you know.

I think it's fantastic.

You think I'm fantastic in general.

Oh, you noticed?

He kisses her.

Maitimo sighs. "Well," he says, "they're warned."

"If you think they're not going to leave and should I can go down there and talk her into it."