"Easier to do 'no one above an arbitrary level of power'?"

"How are we defining power level, is the next question."

"That might not fence out places like Materia where the universe itself, which isn't necessarily an 'anyone', has opinions on conflict resolution."

"Yes. Hmm. If there are two universes with Fëanáro maybe there are more of them and we can target the one where he's some combination of most powerful and happiest, on the assumption that means things got solved?"

"If there are infinite universes I'm not sure comparative absolutes are a valid targeting parameter."

"And balancing the combination would be awkward... Parameterizing 'no gods' is probably doable, I just don't immediately know how."

"We don't have to act right away; it doesn't sound like the local Valar noticed you? How long have you been here?"

"Do you mean how long has it been since we reincarnated or since we first arrived?"

"I meant reincarnated, but I suppose the other is also of interest."

"Seventeen going on eighteen years and no fucking clue except 'several millenia' respectively."

"We have not asked in Valinor?"

"We have not yet in any way interacted with this world's Valinor."

"I suppose if you're planning a breakout that might be wisest."

"Also, it doesn't appear to be on the same planet anymore."

"...huh."

"No idea how that works, but the planet's round now and basically completely mapped and Valinor's nowhere to be found."

"In that case, why are you sure that this world is Arda at all?"

"Prophecies."

"They were definitely prophecies about Arda?"

"Why would he go out of his way to find prophecies that weren't?"

"What was his intent with the prophecies in the first place?"

"One part of a multi-part plan to maneuver Feanaro into pulling a sword on his half-brother."

He flinches. "I was worried what he'd grow up to be like but that's much worse than most of my admittedly-vague fears."

...Should you maybe not be saying that out loud in front of him?

Rumil turns and looks at Feanáro. "I love you," he says, "and I think that you were not creative enough and that you can do better and that sometimes you think there's only one way forward, and it could have gotten you killed in Materia and in this world it killed a lot more people than just you. I am not mad. I want to fix it. But it was a mistake, which I am pointing out so you learn from it."

"I'm going to be epic, I won't need to steal boats."

He smiles at him exhaustedly.