Hello. My name is Mirelótë Ambela. I am a visitor from an alternate universe Arda and I talked the Valar into connecting them up; you don't have a me here but I'm married to my Rúmil.

An alternate universe Arda. I was told I was getting the short version of the story but possibly not that the long version was that exciting.

It's very exciting! My version of your father is studying the effect that sent me here now.

How long has it been?

Since the point to which you were rolled back? About seven hundred sixty Years.

- wow. Uh, in Angband the whole time, or -

Dead for most of it. About five Years sidereal in Angband but there was some time manipulation, it would have seemed longer.

Is everything presently okay -

Yes. The Enemy's gone and the inherently mortal species can be resurrected now and everyone's all right or on their way.

So what's the bad news?

The part between Angband and your death was also bad.

I hadn't realized I got out before I died. Having a little bit of information about what being alive after Angband is like, yes, I imagine it was horrible. What happened?

The oath didn't serve the deterrent function against theft it was supposed to. At all. The oath is gone now; in my world we fixed it so you can swear to honesty but not future action and your sort of Elf is now also running on that model.

Okay. Did we stop Melkor?

No, but you made space for people to live until the Valar got around to it.

How long did that take them -

Fifty-five Years.

Do you know why being alive hurts so badly - has anyone else reported that problem -

Your kind of Elf is harder to roll back properly than mine is, so on some level you have still not had a body for a long time and I guess it takes some getting used to. It takes people different amounts of time to adjust and I'd be startled if you weren't on the longer end.

I can try it again. He does not sound happy about the prospect.

You can take as long as you need. Nothing time-sensitive is waiting on you.

I appreciate that but I don't necessarily expect it'll get better if I put it off.

Well, you can also lie around in Lórien becoming accustomed to having a body again for as long as you need.

How long is the longer end of reacclimating -

It is not unheard of to take a Year. But people will visit you.