"The Girdle of Melian does not permit much casual immigration."

"I don't think I passed anything though..."

"Then our meeting must be fate," she teases.

"I prefer making my own destiny."

"Such is your privilege, as Second Born."

"Everyone should get to make their own fate," she says, immediately. "Especially you."

"It's sweet of you to say so."

She ducks her head, grinning. "You're pretty, and you've been nice so far, and - nothing feels foul about you. More like... I met you once in a dream. A very pleasant one."

"A dream with you would be pleasant, I think."

She laughs. "I've had plenty of nightmares. It'd be you who'd make it pleasant."

She smiles.

"Are you hungry? I have food and drink, if you would like."

"I am, and I'd like both." She comes to stand next to Luthien, smiling. "I'd like to hear some of this land while we eat, if that's okay." Small grin. "And of you as well."

"I would be happy to share."

And so she does, while they eat some of Beren's favorites, which she happens to have packed by complete coincidence.

She's complimentary about Luthien's tastes, unwinding fairly quickly, laughing at anecdotes - sharing her own story (not much different from what Beren said in Luthien's first life, though Luthien's able to draw more personal things out of her faster). She's clearly fascinated by everything Luthien talks about, leaning in close to her to listen.

This is nice. Nostalgic.

Luthien is much flirtier than she was the first time.

Beren is too, testing the waters a bit for Luthien's comfort levels with flirting before really settling into it. (She seems very delighted and incredibly flattered about Luthien's attention.)

Good.

Luthien is fully enjoying this chance to be the older one.

Beren seems to appreciate it, too.

She doesn't make any attempt to move on as the days roll on, apparently perfectly happy to stay by Luthien's side. (She does challenge Luthien to a lot of spars. She's amazingly good, but, well. Luthien's been trained rather thoroughly by Mygwainor for several thousand years by now.)

"I would like very much to kiss you," she says after one particularly good match.

"I thought you'd never ask," she teases.

Kiss!

Kiss!!! (Beren is currently very inexperienced at kissing!)

Luthien is more than happy to fix that.

Mmm, good. Beren is an attentive student.

The lesson can get quite... involved, if Beren is willing.