"Implicitly, but I have not explained the prophecies business to him yet and he has less local politics context."

Maybe some other time, then.

"Okay. I can come back later."

Pleasure meeting your friend. If you're going to petition the Valar emphasize how unacceptable it'd be for either of you to ever remarry.

Aydanci frowns. He - did not think his private thoughts distinction flickered at all, there.

Melkor nods gravely. I'll be more careful. Good skill to you both.

"Thank you."

Come back when it's a good time to talk about Noldorin politics.

Who will wave at them both agreeably.

"Sorry about that," Kib says to Aydanci, and "Can we squirrel him away in my room now, rather than relying on everybody he runs into to be polite...?"

"Arranged," Maitimo says. "There was some confusion but it is being handled."

Confusion: is escalating. Maitimo is calmly explaining that since Men can be reborn after death clearly the Elven understandings of things does not apply here, does it? Yes, their conduct would be appalling for Elves.

Would anybody like to know what Kib looked like when he was a girl? Here is what Kib looked like when he was a girl. Does that help.

That does help. The marriage was obviously proper. And it's not that they should now be apart. But. What was Eru thinking? Also what if it gives Elves the wrong impression about acceptable conduct for Elves?

Gosh. That would be terrible, wouldn't it.

Oh there are so many things I could say to that question, sighs Kib. But I'm not going to. Congratulate me.

Congratulations! Do I want to know what things you'd say to that question?

Oh - 'but I already had my turn being the girl and obviously I got tired of it' - 'we haven't decided yet, would you care to produce detailed opinions about our sex life for us to factor in' - 'we're both this obscure human gender, you wouldn't have heard of it' -

Good.

I love you. Go to your hard-fought bed, I imagine he's feeling a little lost with all of this.