She nods. Okay.

I really appreciate all of your help. It's been lovely and I feel very lucky. But it'll be nice to be home.

Yeah. She grins. She's not as good at faking them as he is. It's always good to have that.

Do you want to come with me? It'd be nice to still have someone around looking out for me.

She didn't exactly look tense before but she's certainly much more relaxed now. Yeah, that sounds good. This grin is much more genuine.

I am very sure we can manage two adjacent rooms and the other things you'll need to feel at home.

She nods. I don't need much, anyway.

Neither do I, but some familiar things from this place will be nice!

Yeah, I'll want to bring my bed and a couple of my drawings at least. Can't bring the magic - or, well, I guess we could, but I'd rather not take out bits of the wall - but I can cast more once we're there, if you want.

I'd like that.

Mmhmm.

Do you know how long it'll take them, about?

I don't but I can ask them to hurry, or to not hurry, as you like.

No, whatever works for them is fine - I am still planning to spend the afternoon with Findekáno's host, but I can go a little late or leave a little early or whatever, I just need to know to do it.

I'll ask.

He does.

Evening's fine.

I'll be here, then, she grins.

Soup: exists. My lunch should be ready now, too, I'm going to take it with me. Do you need anything before I head out?

Not a thing! Have a lovely afternoon!

You too.

And twenty minutes later she appears at the Ñolofinwëan camp with a stuffed roast peacock to share.

It is appreciated. The settlement is coming together nicely. It will be very pretty.

It really will be. She takes her lunch and goes to find Findekáno.

Hey. All okay?

Yup. She does seem much more alert, and calmer. And Maitimo decided to go home, they're going back tonight.

Okay. I'm glad you're both all right.

Mmhmm.

They're pushing for me to teach one of their siblings the magic, too, I'd like to get your opinion on that at some point.

Hmm.

I think - but I'm not sure - that they've seen enough of what war is like that they'll prefer to keep things as peaceful as they can if something unfortunate happens with the oath, if it lets them, and the magic means they can be more awful to people if they want to but it also means they can be more gentle if they want that, too, so I don't think it'll necessarily be a problem there. But I don't know for sure and you know them better than I do. And there might be other problems I don't know about - I don't know what your plans are for maybe being in contact with them or anything.