Someone picks Ranary up.

She bites them.

This does not deter them from dragging her away though they check carefully if she broke the skin.

Not quite.

Cor drops his head into his hands.

Cor is unobtrusively supervised.

He writes down the rest of the notes in his cipher.

He is brought meals.

He's not feeling very artistic today. He writes. In cipher.

No one bothers him.

It's a good thing he's an introvert or being prevented access to anyone who doesn't creepy levels of work for his asshole ex would be even worse. ...Is Maitimo aware that "fuck you" also means "you're dumped" and would it be productive to check? Probably not till he comes and bothers Cor again.

He includes little "Curufinwë if you're deciphering this" tidbits in the notes.

Maitimo does not come and bother Cor again. Ranary can visit every day for lunch if she likes.

She likes. They lunch. They murmur to each other in a combination of Gatetalk and military code.

If this is being conveyed to anyone who can get anything out of it they give no indications that they have.

He doesn't make much artistic progress.

Eventually someone mentions that the King would like to visit if it wouldn't interrupt.

Cor doesn't say anything.

Then no visit.

Eventually Cor asks Findekáno, Are you okay?

Are you?

Got to see Ranary. Not injured or anything.

Good.

I should maybe have waited until after the war but once I had a choice I couldn't. 

Not your fault.

 You don't say.

Are you okay.

Been having some arguments with my boyfriend but other than that everything's great.