They've left him alone in his cell.
He can't really be said to be lucid but he has very acute instincts for when there's someone and when he's alone - it's the last of his senses to depart him - and he's alone.
And then suddenly he isn't.
They've left him alone in his cell.
He can't really be said to be lucid but he has very acute instincts for when there's someone and when he's alone - it's the last of his senses to depart him - and he's alone.
And then suddenly he isn't.
You want to work? We've got enough set up that everyone's comfortable, it's okay if you'd rather sing or cuddle with people today.
So he flags down some people and introduces her and private-osanwë-explains that, species difference, she needs people to cuddle her and not be remotely nervous around her, can they do that?
There's a degree of nervousness that's okay! It's just more 'new person, what are they like' than 'unfamiliar mage and/or minor deity'. She doesn't explain this but she does display it.
This is... good? She's still pretty nervous about it, and more than once has to go a little ways off and lie down and pull herself back together. After the second time, she explains why - that kobolds aren't meant to be alone, that she was exiled over a misunderstanding, that she's having trouble adjusting to being around people again, that her twitchiness isn't because of them or anything they're doing.
Awesome. And then an hour later she's overwhelmed again and has to go take some deep breaths, but it's still progress.
Good.
Eventually it starts to get late, and she thanks them for sitting with her and goes to find Findekáno.
Mmhmm. Brought lunch to share today, she sends the memory, and I'm not sure what's going to happen with dinner but I'm sure I'll get something.
...I'm probably going to be spending the night at the Fëanorean camp, I want to make sure Maitimo gets settled in all right.
I'll come back if it starts stressing me out. And I'll be by in the morning for a bit anyway. She hugs him, comfortingly.