"Well, my life would be a little more convenient if I could resurrect a hundred thousand people with a wave of my hand, and I can't do that. Although if it's possible to do, I'll figure it out eventually. And - there are things that just can't be taken by force, the thing you get if you try isn't the thing you wanted to have. I find myself somewhat at a loss in that area."

Nod.

"I really... appreciate your friendship, for that reason among others."

"I'm glad."

He smiles slightly.

"It seems like even if the underlying conditions making it difficult to have certain things freely given changed there'd be an echo effect, for a while."

"—hmm?"

"It would be difficult to credibly communicate that people didn't have reason to fear you any more."

"Oh. Yes, it really would. Honestly I'm not sure they'd ever start trusting me. It definitely wouldn't happen fast enough to make waiting it out worthwhile."

"Elves are very patient. Once someone decided to just be dead until a problem of hers could be solved, though."

...he laughs. "How'd that work out?"

"Just fine. Well, some personal drama."

"Should I not ask?"

"I don't know if personal drama of Elven monarchs interests you! Her husband remarried while she was dead - highly irregular - and now all three of them are dating each other - absolutely bizarre by Elf standards."

Giggle. "Seems perfectly reasonable to me, but then I'm not an Elf."

"Meanwhile, if I never get home I expect my husband would pine for a few thousand years until someone gently explained to him that I did authorize him to consent to forks for me because that might ever have been necessary and I wouldn't want to miss everything and I'd get along great with myself if I ever did come back."

"Awwww."

"He pined for a hundred Years before telling me he loved me! This is very romantic in Elf culture but still silly."

"Oh wow. I actually can't imagine what might make that romantic."

"The idea is that the moment you realize you want to be with someone for the rest of your life is the most romantic possible moment, and you can sort of extend that moment a bit if you wait and contemplate how great they are, and the longer you hold out the more highly you think of your would-be partner, and he thought I was fantastic, so, hundred Years."

"...that's adorable."

"I know! It's silly but so adorable, and eventually he told me and I kissed him and told him he was ridiculous and now we are married."

"Awwwww!"

"We went to Endorë for our honeymoon. It's a long trip, neither of us had gone since we first settled on Valinor."

"Did you have fun?"