Chuckle. :Probably: Leareth reaches out to trace the contour of Maitimo's cheek. It's a very good face, really. :Your diplomats have gotten at Haven, though, so I expect it is quite beautiful by now: 

It was an urgent priority, as I'm told. I could probably hold up to day trips to other places you want me to see.

:I will consider if there are places within Gate-range. ...I hear the Tayledras Vales are very beautiful but unfortunately I think I ought not go there, their Goddess is not fond of me. It would be safe for you if you went with Vanyel at some point: 

Maybe. Squeeze. Or once we've talked to the gods.

:I hope so: Leareth is really unsure of that working, but...it's worth trying, at least, conditions have changed. 

Snuggle. He seems to be thinking about something but he doesn't send it over.

Leareth will leave it alone, Maitimo can share it if he wants to later. He occupies himself by idly sliding his hand up and down Maitimo's back, since prooobably playing with his hair will prevent whatever thought it is from actually happening. 

Just worrying about how people in your world will parse us. Which is silly because it doesn't matter.

"Mmm." :I mean, it makes sense a little - if travel between the worlds ever opens up more, such that people from Haven who are not Heralds end up crossing, they might not all be perfectly discreet. But Heralds will be discreet, and currently I think they are the only ones who matter. And servants and such will be far too curious about Quendi generally to wonder much whether I am in a relationship with the very pretty alien. Honestly, I think I am quite drab in comparison: 

This isn't the thing occupying him but he lets himself be distracted by it. I helped my mother with the statue at the Gate and I think there is plenty of art in human faces. Quendi vary less, which  if you think about it suggests Eru didn't think his talents extended very far.

:Hmm. I had not really noticed, but that does seem true: 

The face hair is kind of weird but I'll get accustomed eventually presumably.

:...I could shave it more often. Vanyel does. I have not bothered so much in the past, but if you preferred it I would not mind: 

Then there would still be hairs there but they'd be very short! Also I know it wouldn't hurt you but it feels like it ought to.

:Fair enough. You know, some humans grow it very long: He can send a few memories of men with luxuriant beards, some of them braided. :It seems impractical to me, though: 

Ooooh. Impractical just in the sense of being additional hair you have to care for? 

:That plus it is closer to where you eat. People do seem to manage though. And...I suppose I have a habit of avoiding things that take time to maintain, but perhaps that is not the worst thing in the world, and I did get used to needing to care for my head-hair every day: It's sort of soothing, actually, and he may not have much advanced braiding skill but at least he can do it efficiently. 

Well. It is your facehair but I am at least intrigued.

:Well, it would actually be less work in the short run to stop trimming it every so often, so I suppose I can see: 

Kiss.

Happy wiggle! 

He sits up. Do you know what you want, now?

:Right now? Or in general?: 

Right now.

It's a surprisingly hard question to answer, it doesn't quite make him freeze but he does go very still and quiet for a while. 

:...I keep wanting to do things with magic: he admits finally. :Not even compulsions: although also tempting, :just - hold you in place with it, so I can...: He isn't sure what except that he could think of something. :You said there were problems for Quendi with anything restricting movement though, so probably that is not safe: