Great. It's all right if I sit in, right?

Did he ask to have security present? And yes, that's fine.

Not in so many words.

I'm not inclined to punish other people for my son's poor judgment in sleeping with them.

Then I probably won't have to teleport suddenly! That will be nice.

If he does anything actually unlawful is your solution to that also 'teleport him home'?

I don't think I've ever actually read your entire legal code.

Maedhros wrote it and it's short and very reasonable. Unless he is planting magical items in corners when no one's looking I don't think there'd be a problem. Well. I'm not going to prosecute decency laws.

Good.

I decided the Valar were wrong about marriage when I was twelve.

Nice.

I assumed my children were smart enough to also do so and not end up inconvenienced by it. I failed to think that through fully.

Seeing through one's cultural peculiarities seems a tragically rare skill.

Well, I could have tutored them in it if it'd have occurred to me they required tutoring.

Alas.

You are welcome to come and play bodyguard to Nolofinwë's son.

Will do. And vice-versa, if there was any doubt, I am an equal opportunity preventer of disaster.

Oh, but I was desperately curious what Maedhros would do if he murdered me.

Do you want me to just ask?

I suppose that'd be a more efficient avenue to an answer, wouldn't it? I don't think he desires to have conversations with me even with an intermediary.

Then you may have to wait until later to find out.

I'm not sure I should expect that desire to change.

I don't know either.

If Fingon turns out to be a worthwhile person I'll convey that I now think so and regret saying otherwise. But I don't expect he will.

Sigh.