"There you go."

"Cá-no." Nod. Hug.

"Your mother's name is Beka."

"Mama?"

"Uh huh."

"...Auntie, Auntie, Uncle?"

"Orcs aren't supposed to have names, because Melkor is evil, but Beka called one of your aunties Snowflake and she was very brave."

"I am name."

"Melkor can't make you do anything, you never swore to him."

"Am name Kat."

"Yes you are."

Nod. "What is brave."

" - doing hard and scary things because they are right."

"Things?"

"I think she had orders to attack us - well, me. But she didn't."

"Scary?"

"They hate Elves, they have to. And she knew we'd probably kill her."

"Why?"

"You can't disobey an oath for very long."

"Why?"

"I don't know. I've never tried. I think it's very hard and hurts."

Frown.

"Never ever ever swear oaths."

Nod.