Adopted two tribes of Quendi and sort of two of humans and the war they're all fighting?

She giggles. Yes. Most kobolds won't be around other kinds of people at all; Speakers are an exception but only a little bit of one. And they're going to want me to be safe, and I expect that to mean not in the world with the evil god. But they're used to this from me, if not quite on this scale.

Suppose if we found you a safe place not in this world, any of them would come with you?

No, they wouldn't; I can't even suggest it. I mean, I can with the Speakers, but they wouldn't go, and wouldn't be okay if they did, and I wouldn't either - not enough people for a functional tribe, even aside from the bit where that'd leave everyone else with no Speakers at all.

And they couldn't suggest it to their tribe? If you did it gently, by setting up a portal so they could explore the new place without having to if they didn't want to?

...might not be literally impossible, but I'd be risking peoples' lives to try it. And I am okay here.

Okay. 

She snuggles up against him. That's what exiled means, for kobolds, is that I can't have that back. The other Speakers will be taking a real risk just coming to see me - I'm sure not all of them even will, it wouldn't surprise me if it's just one or two. I know all that. It's okay.

I know what exiled means, and it's very hard, and I wish things were different for you.

I mean - I'm okay? I wasn't expecting to ever be okay again; I'm not going to complain that it's not perfect. And even if I could go back, that wouldn't be perfect either, I'd miss you guys.

We'd miss you too.

Aw. Hug!

Hug. I can't possibly thank you enough for saving Maitimo.

Nod, snuggle. I couldn't've lived with myself if I hadn't. But you're welcome.

Do you think he'd give an honest answer if I asked to see him now?

...they'd agree and I'd back them on it if you wanted it vouched for, I think.

You mean, you think it'd be the right thing to do?

To let them make that decision, yeah. They aren't looking after themselves the way I want them to, but they are looking after themselves the way they want to, it's a choice they've made.

Okay. Then it's worth asking.

She nods. I'll see them tomorrow.

Thanks.

She nods, and snuggles for a little while, and then gets back to work.

There is both more and less to do, with all the new magic.

Yup. It won't take her too long to get all the most urgent stuff done, but for now, she works steadily, finds a couple friends to hang out with for dinner, works some more, and then heads to bed.

After breakfast, she looks for Maitimo.

He remains easy to find!