"I'm getting that sense from you, yes. If I want visits do I have to make up neologisms?"

"I think you have 'might save the world' privileges."

Cor laughs.

"But don't let that deter you from inventing neologisms."

"I shall make a note if any come to me."

"It's very nice to meet you."

"You too!"

"Have anyone in mind to talk to? I don't want to rush you, the time-sensitive is all on your end, but..."

"I don't know who, uh, exists. Besides that you have mentioned a king."

"We have a king, we have a whole council of advisors to the King, we have regional governors who are the commanders of the relevant detachment of our army, we have ambassadors from the Dwarves - they don't have osanwë, though -"

"How inconvenient of them. Uh, I'm going to cheat and attempt to derive information from who you suggest I meet."

"You should talk to the Dwarves, Dwarves are great, I can translate and value the integrity of my translation over any conceivable political consideration. You should probably talk to the King, I think this is the kind of thing Kings are for. I have no idea if talking to his advisors or subordinates is a good use of time, probably depends how good you are at people-skills-y things like drawing inferences from how people talk about their chain of command? It also matters here if you're trying to check for 'we're lying to you' or 'we're importantly wrong'."

"I'm not very people-skills-y but I'm - verbally intelligent in a way that might matter? And both."

"Then you might as well talk to everybody, it's certainly important enough."

"All right." He drinks the last of his soup.

"Now? Tomorrow?"

"Now's fine."

"Who first?"

"Uh, I assume all these people are currently more scheduled than me."

"Interdimensional visitors with world-endangering magic have a marvelous way of opening up peoples' schedules."

"Fair enough. I've never met a king before."

"We have the best one. All future kings will disappoint you." He stands.

"Really."

"I might be biased, he's my brother. But not very biased, he's not my favorite brother."

"Who's your favorite?"