What does that mean -

One of the psion kids had a Maia friend, turned out to work for Melkor, she turned up a Vala-killing power, works on Elves -

No. No -

I'm so sorry, the Valar didn't tell me when Melkor escaped -

Not your fault  -  missing what does missing mean -

Don't know haven't been able to raise Maitimë even the first time I tried before I knew she was gone -

I'll keep checking.

Silence.

Isabella does a cursory lookahead for messages every fifteen minutes, she thinks she can afford to do that even when she doesn't know where to get her hands on more food in the dark.

No messages.

She waits.

She tries for Maitimë, now and then.

And eventually - [Isabella? Are you okay, is everyone okay?]

[I'm okay. Most people are okay. Where are you what happened -]

[I have no idea where I am and Liz and Maira are working with Melkor but I doubt they'd have let me know if it weren't already too late - who isn't okay -]

[Four people besides you went missing. Your grandmother and Eärarincë are dead. So's Mandos.]

[How can Mandos be dead -]

[Liz, I think.]

- and to Fëanáre Got in touch with Maitimë.

Where is she, is she okay?

Doesn't know where she is -

[What happened to you, the Valar didn't tell me Melkor had escaped, I didn't notice you were going to be gone till you already were -]

[Liz and Maira showed up to talk, they had a in-places-practically-sensical recruitment pitch, but something was obviously up and I tried to reach you and that's all I remember. I'm - uh. Utumno, probably - if Mandos is dead does that mean there can't be any more reembodiments -]

[I'm not sure, when I precogged talking to Taylor she said she'd agreed to do orc reembodiments so maybe mages can take over -]

[So I should probably figure out a way to kill myself.]

[- I'm going to check real quick if I can reach your grandfather now that Mandos is gone -]

Hi?

Works. [Hi - did they decide to leave this after all -]