"Mmm?"

"Oh, were you not listening -"

"I was half listening, I just don't think I get what you're looking for or worried about - maybe you don't either -"

"I dunno. I just thought maybe he was okay."

She mentally sets it aside and snuggles Macalaurë.

Snuggles are great!!

They are!

Macalaurë waits for the Enemy to move forward with his plan. The Enemy doesn't. Beka remains delightful and unordered.

He arranges for people to come up with somewhat plausible fake orders and try to trick her by sending them and then ordering her.

Ha ha! She is not fooled!

"We'll have to get better at it." Kiss.

Kiss!!! Kisses are really good.

His orf is really good!

She works really hard at that! (No she doesn't, everything in her life is pretty easy now.)

As it should be!

He has himself the very happiest orf in the world.

I know orcs don't usually have names, but I think your baby should, since she'll be growing up here with Elves and Elves always have names. 

Her name is Kat, do you not hear me osanwëing her it sometimes?

I didn't. Kat. That's nice.

Thanks!

- do you -

Aw she liked having a secret but it's Beka.

- sorry, didn't mean to - it's a lovely name.

Thanks.

They let her hang out with her mom in the clear sometimes, probably so it would have more impact when Beka was tortured in front of her or they made Beka torture her mom but it was enough to teach Beka some songs and for her to know what flowers looked like and let her know what she'd been meant to have for a mothername. No idea on a fathername.

I want him to die.