The ban is loosely enforced; anyone known to have associated with anyone speaking Quenya is not allowed into Doriath, but they mostly weren't allowed in anyway.

Does this mean that Loki is not allowed in Doriath? She mostly can't even tell if people happen to be speaking Quenya -

Well, she should tell them not to speak it in her presence.

Lúthien can make her mother fall asleep. It takes about twenty minutes of sustained singing and the intended effect is very apparent by minute ten, so it's not much combat use, but she can do it. She bids Loki goodbye.

Maitimo is surprisingly placid. "All right. I don't think we can ask the Men to learn Thindarin so we'll switch to having official proceedings in Mannish. Are Quenya loanwords going to be a problem?"

"Didn't think to ask."

"Do you have all our Thindarin names down? In case it comes up with Melian."

"I have a chart somewhere." She pulls up her chart. "I didn't ask if names counted, though."

"I'd expect they would. It's a symbolic gesture; names are powerful symbols."

"It's an asshole gesture. Well. I'll try to remember."

He almost smiles, at that. "We killed people. He's being a jerk. I don't think - anyway, it's Maedhros. In Thindarin."

"It's on my chart."

"You losing Doriath as a fallback is not worth making a stand over even if we were entirely in the right."

"I know, I know." She shakes her head. "I can't even tell if people are speaking Quenya to me or not unless I pay very close attention."

"I imagine he'll soften with time. But on our scale of time."

"I hope to have the wherewithal to completely neglect Doriath's fallback status before he lurches around to that. I'll miss Lúthien, though."

"Once the war's over perhaps he will be less protective of her."

"Maybe. Or she'll get fed up with it."

He nods."Thank you for informing us. I don't think conveying our regard to Thingol helps anything, but our compliance, if that satisfies him."

"Next time I drop by." Sigh. "I'll tell the Nolofinwëans too, I suppose, does anybody else speak Quenya?"

"Everyone in Valinor. I doubt Thingol minds them and I doubt they'd care and I doubt anything good would happen if you popped over there."

"Yeah, I think it only extends to the one continent and I'm still steering clear of Valinor."

"In dire need - if Beleriand fell, say - you should have it in mind as a backup; the Enemy can't get to it, and the Valar are sufficiently slow to act that they might not notice you for a year, and then they'd ask you to come to a trial."