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Idhril snuggled into Lore's arms and stared up at him in confusion. "But that's where we are staying!" she protested. "Are you going somewhere different?" Her grip tightened on his robes as if afraid he was going to be leaving her.


Elnara nodded to her grandmother. Yes, it probably would be best to remain separate from the rest of the family, if it meant nothing more than avoiding Ruel.

Lin nodded it was a good full day unlike last time, "Okay! Or my head will be all messed up if I don't sleep like normal people."

Since she would be tired in the morning otherwise as she learned.

"Oh!" Idhril smiled and perked up again. "Yes, I want to come with you! Where will we be going? Is it going to be pretty like the courtyard? Because that was very pretty! All those flowers and everything ... Aunt Lúthien paints very nicely, doesn't she? Just like Serenity ..."

And as they headed off down the hall, following Elnara, Idhril chattered on and on about how much she liked it there.

Silvrendir was tired by this time, and he just lay his head on Lore's shoulder and closed his eyes sleepily.

Lin giggled, snuggling against Earendil, something she would have not been able to do if she was older.

"Will you have to train tomorrow?"

Since she wasn't sure, since he would be near her when she gave it a try up the mountain.

"I'm finished all of my formal training," Earendil replied with a smile. "So I only train when I want to, and how I want to. If you'd like I can stay with you on the steps for once."

He was a little curious, he had to admit, to see exactly how she did it. It had been several years since the last time he'd watched her try.

Lore smiled as he nodded, "I would like that," he replied back.

He was sure she would need it too, they both could.

Elnara smiled warmly and shifted Storm carefully in her arms as Idhril chattered on and on ... and on ... and on ...

Minutes later they were shown the rooms where they would all be sleeping. Elnara directed Celebor, Skye and Serenity to the rooms where they would be staying, then headed into the room where she would be sleeping with Idhril, Storm and Starr, beckoning for Lore to follow her in.

It was a large room, though to Elnara it was nothing more than par for the castle. In size it was about the equal of the dining room at the Cafe, perhaps even a bit bigger. There was a large (that is to say, big enough to fit at least five adults) canopy bed with the curtains pulled back, a couch beneath the tall window in the northern wall, and a chair and desk against the wall bordering the corridor. The western wall had another door in it, but slightly smaller than the door to the hall.