Could be worse. Has he eaten?

Yes.

Good. She teleports another log onto the fire - all the practice at precise positioning she's been getting recently comes in handy - and waits another moment to check his reaction to the disturbance.

He looks over at it, raises an eyebrow, and then goes back to staring at the wall, maybe a bit more tense.

...yeah. Definitely another couple of days. She closes the portal again.

By then he is up and at work.

Looks like I'm going to be here another couple days, she tells him. I'm going to go work on the magic vision spell with the Fëanoreans for now; I'll see if I can get lunch there, but I'll still need something for Maitimo if that's all right.

Yeah, it's okay. Though they might be willing to provide that, too.

Probably would, but Maitimo wants to tell them what they need themself. 

...why?

They wouldn't take things as well from me as they would from them, is what they've been saying. Probably they either don't trust me not to say too much or don't want me involved with those relationships just out of personal preference - both of those seem pretty reasonable to me.

Or have a bunch of other goals they're hoping to achieve with that one.

Or that, yeah. I'm not going to tell them without a better reason than I have right now, anyway.

Okay.

I'm really frustrated with Maitimo's brothers but it's not useful to feel that way, he will feel the need to defend them.

Mmhmm. Anything I don't already know about, or?

Not really. The oath, the boats, their general Feanorianness.

Yeah, definitely. They're useful to work on magic with, though, especially since I can bring what I learn there back to your host, and I want them to be used to having me around before Maitimo goes back. I'm not even trying to get to know them personally yet, mostly; I think there might even be one I haven't met at all.

Yeah, it wouldn't make sense for them to rotate who talks to you beyond 'who's available'. 

Mmhmm. Anyway, I ought to get going.

Okay. Later?

Yup. Lunchtime or shortly after, I'll be here. And she goes.

And they continue setting up the camp.

And a young man with red hair is working when she pops into the Fëanorian camp.

She blinks at him. Hello.

Hi! Kobold, right? I'm Amrod.