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"Mm ... I suppose," Ulrich murmured softly. Of course, he couldn't say anything - he knew the man's secret and had promised not to breathe a word. On the other hand, Aragost was no longer a mystery to him, so he couldn't agree with Donovan entirely.

He was spared the need to say anything further by Elros opening the door.

"Ah, Donovan, Ulrich," the old fighter smiled faintly, his cold blue eyes warming slightly. "Come in."

And he stepped to the side to allow them to enter.

Ulrich chuckled. "Why am I not surprised?" He waved to Lin. "Hello. Already in your favourite place, I see."

Elros smiled faintly and closed the door behind the two of them. "Yes ... just normal lessons, nothing out of the ordinary here."

He headed over to sit at the table with Lin again. "Make yourselves comfortable," he invited them.

"Anyways," Ulrich smiled softly, watching Lin and Donovan, "we're just making the rounds, Donovan wanted to check in with as many people as possible before going on his trip tomorrow."

"Ah, I see," Elros nodded in understanding. "I see. Well, not a whole lot has changed here, at least not for myself. You know that Celeborn and I have been going on our own trips, a few times each year ..."

"Good," Elros nodded seriously. "Fairly well. We rescued another three dozen children - over time, not all at once - and all of them were successfully returned to their homes. Injuries were minor, for the most part, which is always heartening. There haven't been any more in this area, though, not since the last time you were here - that we know of, at least."

"As I said," Elros smiled gently, "not in this area at all that we know of. Of course, there is always the possibility that they might have been here, and that they might have escaped our notice, but Aragost does not know of any, and there have been no tracks, no signs, no sightings, no indication at all that they might have been here."

Elros shrugged one shoulder nonchalantly. "The same," he replied softly. "Kids to save, slavers to dispatch, ranch to guard. I really don't think that very much changes around here, not for me at least."

He was after all "old" and set in his ways. Unless something drastic were to happen, he wouldn't change at all.

Elros smiled gently and shook his head. "No, there is nothing," he replied softly. "Things are as they ever were, and ever will be."

Routine, indeed.

Ulrich took that as his cue to get ready to leave again, and he rose from where he was sitting and moved to the door, waiting silently for Donovan.

"Bye," Ulrich grinned back at Lin, also waving. Then he left the room, pausing to make sure that Donovan was following. Once they were back out in the hallway, he asked, "Was there anyone else that you wanted to see?"

And he started off back towards the stairs.