Learning songs may not be much faster than learning to ride a horse, though I'm guessing for someone with the coordination of a drunk toddler and the singing skill of a normal person it'll be somewhat faster.

I have not extensively sought review of my singing skill but have no reason to believe it exceptional.

I can sing something for sure feet? It's meant for running through trees but I can't think why it wouldn't work for running on the ground. And the palace is currently empty so we can race about the hallways without causing anyone annoyance.

That would be an interesting experiment.

He stands up. Very gracefully. Now? Are you tired or anything?

Won't be for a few hours, it was coming up on sunset but it's winter. There.

We don't have winter in Tirion, I think there are places in the north that do. He walks into the hallway.

Follow follow. Is this place equatorial?

The word's not coming through as familiar.

Near the middle east-west band of the planet?

It is, yes.

Makes sense then.

Why would that have anything to do with it?

Something about the angle of the sun, I forget, I didn't stick long with general education and it's unrelated to my apprenticeship. I could reconstruct the reasoning if you want probably.

What's the sun?

...Big bright hot thing in the sky? Rises east, sets west?

In the sky?

That is where the sun, yes, do you not have one, what else could possibly be making it so stupidly bright outside but an extra-large sun.

The Trees. They're not in the sky.

To make the world bright? It's Laurelin's peak right now, she isn't always this bright.

Great, maybe next time I go out I'll be able to see.

Some people who dislike the light wear big hats, or dark glasses.

I would love some dark glasses. But why do you have shiny trees. Why are the trees shiny. Why are your shiny things trees.

The Valar tried lighting the world with lamps, first, but the Enemy knocked them over. Trees are hard to knock over.