Yeah. Is there anything I should be doing about that? It's not something I've had to think about before.

I think stopping the Enemy is more urgent. After the war maybe we can ask Oromë or Yavanna for forgiveness and then help setting it right.

Okay.

Valinor has every kind of animal, so all we'd need was their permission to move some of those and advice on how.

Nod. That sounds like more gods, though, and I'm still not quite sure what to make of them.

You don't need to do it.

She nods. I might not mind, but it's not worth worrying about now, anyway.

Definitely not.

And she sits and watches him work until the food is ready. Should I bring you something to eat?

No, thank you, I'll get something later. I do not forget to eat.

She chuckles. That's not actually what that means, but okay.

Lots of people in this family do forget to eat, and you'd mentioned you do, so it seemed worth mentioning.

Okay.

Anyway I did skip lunch, so I'm going to go get something now. And she goes.

And there is food for her.

Excellent. And she sits - well, not with, but near - some people, and eats.

And the sun sets and the Elves sing happily.

She sings, too. And then she goes to see Maitimo.

Who is lying there while his brother sings to him. 

She slips quietly into the room. Hey.

Hello! All good?

Mmhmm. You?

Everyone is catering to me as if I am gravely ill, and it's very sweet so I have not disabused them of the notion. I'm lovely.

Told you they'd want to take care of you.

And you were entirely right!

Well, I'm going to go get settled in; I'll probably be up for another couple hours, though, if you want to talk about anything.