"I don't think anything scary is gonna actually happen to me, I was just sorta thinking about the concept of scary things."

"Oh. Do you, uh, prefer not to have to think about the concept of scary things?"

"It's nice to sometimes not be doing it but I don't hafta not ever do it."

"Okay." Snuggle.

Snuggle!

Hey! she says to the King's boyfriend.

...yes?

I was kinda wondering if you are like into your hair being short? Or not?

...if I'm into my hair being short?

Some people like it when stuff hurts! And I don't super mind my hair as long as I've got at least an inch but I'd rather it was longer. You don't have even an inch all over.

Oh. Ah, the King decides how my hair is.

You don't have to answer if you don't wanna.

That was intended to be an answer. Sigh. No, I don't like it.

Oh.

I like making the King happy, though, and he finds it very soothing.

Okay.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine, Macalaurë's a sweetie and this is a million times better than Angband and he says your boyfriend is not gonna borrow me or anything.

But you were hoping that we'd be, as a people, not okay with hurting people ever?

...well I knew not to expect that, Elves kill orcs all the time.

I wouldn't necessarily guess that people who kill their enemies in war also torture their prisoners in bed but maybe it really is all the same thing.

It isn't exactly. I mean... I dunno what I mean.

Maitimo doesn't hurt other people. You're definitely safe.

Thanks.

Of course.

She snuggles pensively.