BUt you weren't around other kobolds so it can't be that it passes from person to person...hmmm.

It could do that, but it'd still have to start somewhere.

Yeah. I wonder where.

I don't think it could be with anything rare; it seems like it'd be hard to figure out.

And I suppose we don't really have the time right now.

Yep. When the war's done.

Lots of things there'll be time for when the war's done.

Mmhmm. She yawns. Still kinda tired, I'll talk to you later?

Okay. Feel better soon!

I will.

She works on getting her strength back, and a few days later, though she's still easily tired out and not entirely steady on her feet, she goes to visit the Fëanoreans.

Hey. We were worried you'd die or something. Good to see you.

Nah, I'm all right. Hug. Getting sick like that's not pleasant but something'd have to go really wrong for it to kill me at my age. You doing okay here?

Making it through the winter alright. Lots to do - lots of the locals have joined us, we're expanding the camp...

For someone from a species that doesn't even live in cities I sure am building a lot of them, she jokes. I'm probably not going to stay the whole morning, but what've you got for me to do?

They have things for her to do!

She would be kind of worried if they didn't, really. She ends up staying the whole morning, but takes regular breaks and doesn't walk anywhere she can teleport to instead, and then goes to check in with Maitimo.

Hey! Glad you're feeling better, I was worried about you. Don't overwork yourself.

Don't worry, I won't. Did I miss anything while I was away?

All kinds of things! And he tells her merrily about the lovely new local people they've met who've settled here, and how they're growing things and what they've invented and how the mages are coming along.

And she sits and listens and nods along. Good. It sounds like you did okay without me, I'm glad.

We are still very much in your debt.

She's confused.

For all your help. It is an Elf way of saying if you need anything we will put doing it for you ahead of doing it for a stranger, even if you're not exactly our tribemate, because you did so much for our tribe.

Well, that gets her from confused to dubious and slightly wary, anyway. Okay.

Do you need anything?