Leareth hangs back and mostly focuses on the Elves' reactions, especially the King's. 

The King is leaving it to other people to learn about magic and about the language, they'll send updates soon enough. He is concerned there might be trouble of some kind, though he's not specifically sure what. Maybe Melkor somehow arranged this? Maybe Fëanáro will race off with the aliens and he'll never see him again. 

What do you think?

It's hard to be sure with aliens. I think Ma'ar and Urtho are telling us the truth about their magic. 

And Leareth?

I'm not sure. Maybe we can talk over dinner, later, once the fuss has subsided slightly. Do the Valar know what's going on.

They said we are welcome to entertain guests from other worlds as long as they don't destroy the joy and tranquility of Valinor. 

I feel very joyous and tranquil. 

...Interesting. Leareth feels a note of quiet approval toward the other person, too, it's not totally clear what his relationship is to the King but he's - paying attention, and being careful... 

And the King is worried about Melkor. 

He's not sure, but...

:I would like to speak privately at some point, when it is a good time for you: he says to the King in private shielded Mindspeech, during a lull when Ma'ar is trying to decide what to describe next about Golarion. 

- is this method of communication not private given ...magic?

:I think it should be - it is private when we use it amongst ourselves - but I would rather talk with fewer distractions:

He is confused by this; there are only about five conversations going on, not just in this room but in the whole country at the moment. Of course. Come with me. And he steps down off his throne and walks towards the door. His suspicion, while not absent, does not seem to extend to not wishing to be alone with the aliens.

That is also very confusing, but Leareth leaves that part alone for now, and follows the King. 

Once they're alone, and he can more easily focus on just the one thing, he decides to just lay it out bluntly. :I am uneasy about the situation with Melkor, what little I have heard of it. My past experiences have not led me to feel trusting toward gods, and especially not gods known to have done very bad things in the past: 

- he nods. I think your distrust is understandable. What to do about Melkor and whether to trust him is a question our people struggled with as well. He was a prisoner for his crimes for three hundred Years, and told us that he regrets them deeply, and at some point we must decide - whether we think someone should be a prisoner eternally for crimes from long ago, or have a chance to prove otherwise. But it was not an easy decision. 

:...I see. It certainly does sound like a difficult question. I am relieved to hear that you were already tracking this: He sighs a little. :It is probably not related to what brought us here, but - your gods can travel between Valinor and Endorë, yes? Do you know how?: 

They can travel almost as quickly as light. This allows them to go to Endorë in about three Years, and return in the same amount of time. They do not do it often. I do not think they are doing anything mechanically complicated but it would not work for Quendi because we cannot breathe in vacuum or propel ourselves through it.

:Hmm. Then it seems quite unlikely that what we saw was Melkor's doing - we travel more quickly by cutting through other planes where the distance is less and the speed limitations different: 

What is the King thinking about. 

It'd be really good if they could get to Endorë. He has a dear friend lost there when the Noldor departed, and he knows via the limited communication that the friend is alive and well but it'd be wonderful to actually see him. 

Yes, that doesn't sound like Melkor at all. None of the Valar are aware of a way to travel faster than light, except for our souls and their osanwë.

:Your souls travel faster than light?: Leareth says, startled and faintly dubious. :In the material world, or do you mean they shortcut through a spirit world in another plane or something similar?: 

The god of the dead can retrieve our souls instantaneously, no matter where we die, including on Endorë. I don't think they shortcut through a spirit world? I think it's more that Eru made him with this capacity.

:How strange. And what is this 'osanwë' that the Valar have?: 

- we have it too, but ours is not magical. It allows minds to speak directly to one another. Ours, not being magical, travels a bit slower than lightspeed, and we can't hear people on other worlds at all; theirs, being magical, is not constrained by distance.

:Oh. I see. ...Someone said to me earlier that your world does not have magic? But it sounds like the Valar are themselves magical?:

I think the way you describe magic the Valar would count as magical. They were given by our creator the powers necessary to govern our world, which include many things Elves can't do, and they do not have physical bodies like we do.

:Yes, I agree, it sounds like what we would categorize as magic. ...Also, mages from our world have an additional sense for magic, I passed this jewelry shop, which appeared as very magical to my mage-sight: With effort, he pushes across a slightly blurred image of it over the Mindspeech link. :Do you know why that might be?: 

...I don't. Maybe a Maia or a Vala was there? Or it could be this other traveller you're looking for.

This other traveller - do you have some reason to think they intend harm?