Probably she should, like, care that the ground is shaking. She's finding it really hard to care about anything right now.

It worked?

It takes him a couple of second. Angband is collapsing - they should've anticipated that - and swallowing up everything close, too. It won't reach here. It won't reach very far. Melkor wasn't even in Angband for very long, as Quendi count time. Some of the fleeing people will make it out. 

Not his problem now.

I remember that we planned this. The ritual - obscures the fact that it existed, I take it? God - Karen - do you want me to come there -

- if it's. If it's safe, with the earthquake and everything - I don't know what to do with the body -

I'm coming. 

Some beams creak menacingly. 

She should probably care about this.

She curls up in a corner of her room and waits.

He comes in. He sits down next to her. He holds her. 

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. 

She cries. And cries, and cries. 

I didn't - nobody else remembered.

Yeah.

I'm sort of - it's better that I did it. I got to explain it to her. She didn't understand, but it's - better. I don't wanna look at the body again, though, it's - I wanna - when I remember her I wanna remember her alive, you know - 

Yeah. Yes. I'll take care of it. Don't worry.

OK. OK. 

It's worth it, right? To everyone else? It'll be better than it was last time now?

It'll be so much better. So many people will get to live. 

She nods. And she cries some more.

She was so small.

Hug.

Hug hug hug.

I didn't - I dunno what happens now. I was - I didn't think you'd remember, so I was kinda just gonna turn myself in for murder, I guess -

That would have been interesting. 

I think we should tell everyone the truth but - not today.

Yeah.

I'm just gonna - I'm just gonna cry, OK? And if - if I need to move somewhere anytime soon then you can move me, but I don't wanna - think.

Yeah.

I did good, yeah?

You saved millions of people and prevented centuries of horrors.

OK. Cool. That's good.

- thank you.

Hug.

The earthquake isn't strong enough to do much damage, here. He has guards keep people out. He holds Karen. 

Need a funeral. Can you do a funeral?

Sure.

How're you?

Don't ask that. I'll do a funeral.