"Okay. We thought you deserved to be told about the prophesy in person, but presumably correspondence about practicalities can happen electronically, to the extent that they haven't been developed yet."

"That makes sense. How long ago did you figure this out?"

"...A couple of months. We were going to tell you sooner except that a couple of minor crises occurred and no one could get away until now."

"Oh no, what happened?"

"Give ten variously-traumatized people secrets that make up the vast majority of their lives so far, ensure that they have highly limited outlets to discuss these secrets outside of each other, add a dash of codependence and a sprinkle of communication issues, and you're going to have problems. Especially if you them scatter these ten people across a continent. On the plus side, Imliss found a therapist, so that's good."

"I'm glad to hear that," she says after a second.

"She was originally trying to get hypnotherapy to dream about specific things for our magic to work with but instead she's learning to lucid dream and getting help with some of her issues. I should probably try to find a therapist, come to think of it."

She looks at Tyelcormo, who is still determinedly and silently clinging to her. "I hear it's useful."

"He should too," she agrees. "He never really got over my dying. Thirty thousand years ago."

"Who would?"

"Not Elves," she agrees.

"Honestly I think the entire species could collectively use a therapist sometimes."

"I wonder if the ones in Valinor have invented the discipline!"

"For their sake I hope so."

"And ours, if Túrin's going to end up there fighting a god."

"...I'm not sure therapists are the most important resource to hope they have on hand in that case, but yes."

"Generalized coping skills, though!"

"Oh, granted."

"Anyway. Nice to meet you both. I'll - let Túrin know, I guess. And I'll stay in touch."

"Thanks."

"I think Imliss said Nienor said something that implied she'd like to meet one of the Elves, but it was ambiguous?"

"Somebody in particular?"

"I don't think so? Imliss wasn't very specific."

"I'm happy to hang around and be an Elf. And do Elfy things, maybe, depending."

"Are you staying somewhere in town? I will let her know she can take you up on that."