Navigating it will take most of the day.

She hangs out until lunchtime. Do you expect to need me for anything here?

The magic, probably, but if you had other things you needed to do today that's fine.

Other host's expecting me, yeah.

Okay. They'll probably be excited about this too.

Wan grin. I'll tell Maitimo about it first thing.

Thanks!

Poof.

She goes and finds Maitimo, first.

Hey. What's going on?

I found the Dwarves today. Findekáno's all excited, they're talking to them right now.

Oh, excellent! What are they like?

She sends some memories - what they look like, how they move, what their language sounds like. They're very excited about the magic... they, uh, want to trade for it.

Cool! What are they offering, or is that what Findekáno's working out?

That's what they're working out. They had a list, but I don't remember all of it, it was long - she repeats the bits she does remember.

Don't worry about it, I'll ask him later. How exciting!

...mmhmm. Enthusiasm: uh, no.

You don't like them?

I don't dislike them? But this kind of... thing, is just not done, among kobolds. The trading.

Yes, you've said. Many times. Not doing something and believing no one should do it and writing off an entire species because the first members you met do it are all very different things. If one of my people reacted that way to another species just because they did something differently - not in a way that hurt people, just differently - I would be very deeply disappointed in them.

...sure. She floats up out of her chair and heads for the door. I should go eat.

See you. He writes an announcement that they've made contact with Dwarves! Everyone is very excited to be meeting a new species! There is delighted singing in the streets.

Good for them.

Rána holes up in her room for a couple hours. Are they still singing when she pokes her head out again?

These are Elves, they'll sing for the rest of the day at minimum.

How nice.

She gets back to work. At least when she's casting she doesn't have to listen.

That evening the Feanorians and Nolofinweans talk for about six hours about Dwarves.