Oh, good idea, yes.

Mmhmm. She grins.

I'm more thinking, though, what am I going to say to them? I think I should warn them before I let them see you, I'm kind of thinking something like 'Hi, I'm from a different world and I have teleportation magic, I had an accident with it a couple days ago and ended up rescuing an Elda from Angband, they're still in pretty bad shape but we were talking about how my magic could be used to help here and we came up with an idea that was too good to wait any longer for me to come find you', or something like that.

How are you planning to do that? They'll react really badly to someone showing up claiming to have information on me, they'll expect a ploy of the Enemy.

Okay, that's why I'm planning it out ahead of time. The part where I wouldn't actually be asking them to do anything but listen and not attack me seems like it should help, though.

I'm not sure. The Enemy can do a lot of damage with just words, and you do want them to come and look at something, right?

I wouldn't ask them to go anywhere. I'm planning to look for a good rock to put a portal in and hang out there until they find me, and if they find me while I'm looking I'll just put a portal in a tree or something.

That might work. And if you have something to bring you back if it doesn't, that's fine.

Mmhmm. I still only get one chance at a first impression, though. If it's not a disaster I can try again, but that starts looking suspicious pretty quickly, I think.

How does 'I'm from another world and I have teleportation magic that I want to share and also important news, but you should do what you need to do to figure out if I'm safe first' sound?

I think they'll appreciate that a lot.

All right. Sounds good to me, too. We should eat before I go; I'm not sure how long I'll be gone.

Okay. Thank you. Be careful.

She grins. I will.

There is soup, and then she goes, appearing in a small clearing in the woods outside the city.

Their scouts spot her almost at once. Arrows are drawn on her from a lot of different directions and the King is notified.

Eldar eyesight: rather better than kobolds'. She's oblivious, and it's probably pretty obvious from her behavior. She's looking for a path to follow.

Hello, a voice says tensely after a while. Explain who you are.

Oh, that was quick. Sorry if I've startled you; I'm from a different world and I have teleportation magic that I'd like to share and also some important news. I know you need to figure out if I'm safe first, though; I'll cooperate with whatever you need to do with that.

Can you swear that you don't serve the Enemy?

Unfortunately no; I don't think my species can swear at all, and we don't share a language.

How do you propose demonstrating that you're safe to have around?

...I was under the impression that you'd have some other way to check. I might not be able to, then; I don't think I know enough about the situation here to suggest anything.

There's a minute's wary silence, and then a very large wofhound appears through the trees up ahead.

Holy shit.

She stays very, very still, and sends an image. Yours?

Yeah, the Elves say, that's Huan. You wanted us to check whether you're safe, right?

Wasn't expecting that to involve an animal big enough to consider me a snack. Go ahead.

Huan pads over and stops a little short of her, sniffing the air anxiously. He does not close the rest of the distance.