He was as red as his hair, whatever you all said must have been quite amusing. And I'm glad that's one of their better qualities. If strangers had started chiming in Maitimo would probably have just sank into the floor.

[You mean Uncle Ara never struck you as a stickler for the letter of the Laws and Customs? snort]

Thank you, Curufinwe.

[Laughing] You know, it's strange. In some ways, it feels like everything's changed. But at the same time, nothing has. We're still what we've always been.

...I'm not sure that made much sense, actually, but there it is.