That made no sense.

Okay. If you head west you'll run into my brother with the dog, arriving.

Ooh okay. She banks and heads west.

And there is a brother, with a dog, very surprised to see them.

Hi! Pen deposits her passenger neatly on the ground and comes to a running halt.

Hey, kiddo! That was a cool trick. 

Thanks! Can I petting magic dog?

Yeah, sure. His name is Huan. I'm Celegorm.

Am Pen. Pen-in-nah. Pen proceeds to pet the magic dog.

Which just means she has good taste. Hey, he says to Caranthir. You sounded so stressed I thought she was a screaming terror.

No, she is lovely. There happens to be a war on.

Well, we didn't make her. So Nelyo's torn between sending her to safety or keeping her around in case that makes her magic family likelier to talk to us when they arrive?

Nelyo has already decided that getting her magic family's attention is the most important thing and is torn because they'll be unamused if they think we put their daughter in danger.

Right, fair.

She'll tell you she can't be harmed in any way.

Uh.

Yeah, I tried explaining that.

Why the Halls would you do that.

She deserves to be fully informed.

Moryo, I love you, but never have kids.

Soft magic dog! Yayyyyyyy. He says you are a singing magic dog?

Huan huffs amusedly. 

He can do music magic, Celegorm says, but he doesn't usually do it just for fun. 

Why not?

Guess he doesn't think it's as much fun as you do.

Oh well. Seems like a waste of a magic singing dog but he's still soft. My music not supposed being actually magic! But it doing weather even here!

Music is definitely magic here! Maybe if you sing something Huan'll join in.

Okay! What kinda weather wanting? Seeds one not work.

Oooh, can you make it snow? I love snow. And Huan loves snow, he might help you.

Can snow! And she sings for snow.

Huan listens patiently, and then music arises from the air around them to harmonize with her, and it snows faster.

Yaaaaay!

Well, she's easy to keep happy.

No, Caranthir says, she isn't. She's exhausting.

Kids tend to be. 

Well she's all yours if we can find a way to keep her safe with you.

I could go pay the cousins a visit.

Bad idea.

Probably. She might be safe enough in Himring. 

Eventually the snow song is over. Pen runs around making footprints. Then she goes back and pets snow out of Huan's fur.

Huan enjoys this. The Elves watch, a bit helplessly.

Himring's in a war. Wars are bad for children.

Bad for grownups too.

She doesn't like being around Nelyo because of the scars.

Great.

You very quiet, she remarks to the Elves.

We were still arguing over where to send you! Himring seems like the wrong place for you to stay, but all the good places are pretty far away.