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Lin shook her head, as if that wasn't how she had hoped things would go.

"I didn't want to worry anyone, at the time I wrote the first letter, we didn't know how much Earendil was going to heal. I guess I had hoped that his hearing and sight would improve, the damage was the result of the torture he received. I didn't say anything in the second letter, because I hadn't told Earendil I had mentioned his ordeal in the first letter."

She sighed like a mother who had a misbehaving child.

"Besides, I thought it would be good for him to tell you all himself. He can't hide it, the eye sight isn't bad, it's within our range so it doesn't handicap him completely but his hearing makes conversations in crowds and soft murmurings difficult. Having Cael as a surprise was just that, a surprise really for everyone since we figured it would go over well."

She paused for a second and then added, since Shiro asked.

"As for why, Earendil had been caught on night shift, he went with them willingly to keep the rest of us hidden, and while I completely understand that, I would rather not have to go through that again."

"Good," Lin motioned to Kaito, "Now you can tell Kaito that you're not offended and why you went to pitch the tent."

Even though she had already told Kaito why, to her, the best way to get Earendil to be honest was to show him avoiding it was leading to misunderstanding.

"You know.. I have been meaning to ask since you know your Uncle Gion relatively well," Lin then remembered, "But just in case we need to, do you know sign language?"

Most of the Winters did because of Skye and Iris, though it wasn't something Lin had taught to Miyuki, and she was pretty sure they used a bit with Andarien in an attempt to reenforce the language they were teaching.

Which didn't work in the least.

"We have years to teach the others, but it's mainly in case it's needed. You can still hold a conversation with some of us in a crowded space and more importantly if we need to have a quiet conversation, then we can," Lin explained.

She was thinking for more safety reasons to know sign language, but it would also be good for Earendil when he did need to communicate with them.

"You know.... I think in all the chaos and work to retake the country, I think she forgot that he's even there. Unless she thought he left by now?"

The last part was in a question, it had been a over a season after all and she was sure that the man had fully recovered by then.

"Well... if she had any reservations, she didn't show it when we left, and was fine for the trip back," Lin replied, "I mean, we didn't go at a break neck speed like we when we went there, but we didn't need to."

And it would have tired all of them out anyways, it was exhausting when they did it the first time.

"I just hope they'll both be okay," Lin added, "He is reborn, and most reborn don't get their memories back for a long time, and I doubt retain that sense of former self the way that Lancerial and Cael have."

Or Beren, and Beren had the fortunate (or rather misfortune) of having lost his parents at a young age, so there was nothing to hold him down. He was also, from Lin's memory unusually young when he got his memory back.

"Who knows what this guy experienced in his life time or even how old he is, we know Kyrie is certainly very old...."

"That doesn't really surprise me, it's very easy to hate one race for hating everyone else," Lin admitted, "Isn't that often the reason why it takes so long for people to get along with each other?"

And elves, she noted had very long memories on top of being immortal, so it wasn't surprising feelings would run high.

"Did he say what brings him far home, or even why he didn't just settle in Caras Galadhon? We're pretty sure he's the same guy right?"

That helped that one family they ran into.