I can't think of a good reason either. It might be he can't do anything about Morgoth, not sure. The saying there is that Morgoth interfered with the song of creation at the time of its making.

Didn't he have to create Morgoth, though? Does Eru get a patchy vision of fate too? Is he answering to some even bigger deal who fated him to screw up in these ways?

No. But when he created Morgoth Morgoth wasn't evil. I'm not sure. There's a telling in which he made Morgoth evil because it would all end up rebounding to his greater glory and there's a version where Morgoth just turned evil and Eru said it would rebound to his greater glory anyway.

...and Eru's greater glory is of course the priority here however much blood and pain it's predicated on.

If he shows up by all means scold him. Or, ah, probably don't, but -

I will try to resist. But it will be really, really hard.

He nods. Does my uncle have a date in mind for dinner?

My convenience, since I'm transport, she shrugs, but if you want to come I'd like to give him a little warning.

I do intend to come. And not get arrested but nonetheless endeavor to be sufficiently interesting that we don't waste his precious time.

I told him you might come out of morbid curiosity and he said 'that would be a character trait, I'd be so relieved'. Which was almost funny enough to compensate for how rude it was, considering that he didn't say it to your face.

He will certainly be rude to my face all evening, are you likely to lose your temper?

I might get really sarcastic. Beyond that I am capable of taking my cues from you instead.

Alright. He shakes his head. I'll go ask my father for permission.

I shall fly around until I know whether to tell Fëanor that his dinner date is today. And she turns into a bird.

Fingon secures permission. His father is not thrilled but agrees that with Loki present there cannot actually be a disaster.

It's so nice how all the factions find me reasonable and assume I want all the right things and all I had to do was be reasonable and want all the right things, she remarks. I'll go talk to Fëanor.

And kill Sauron in single combat, I highly recommend that, he says. See you.

Fresh out of Saurons, she says, and she pops to Himring. Is Fëanor in acceleration or out?

Out, temporarily, doing some engineering collaboration.

When he has a moment she'd like a word. ...Meantime, do the not-so-little-anymore orcs want to go on a field trip to the converted colony? She'll transport them if they all let their parents know where they're going, they can stay overnight while the orcs will be all awake.

They are thrilled at the idea.

He does. Yes?

Fingon would like to accept your dinner invitation. Is tonight good?

Tonight's fine.