Curufin would most heartily agree that Kate's method of keeping warm is a better way! Besides, he wouldn't want her to work her fingers to the bone -- she does that all day, every day.

"I suspect my brother Maglor simply asked our cousin Elrond to come and attend Maedhros. Elrond is a remarkable healer himself. Our family tends to keep things in-house, as long as we can. But thanks for the offer -- if he doesn't wake soon, I'll see that word gets to you, and you can send somebody. If Elrond doesn't succeed, maybe somebody else could."

He tilts his head curiously as she broaches her second topic. "A friend of yours fell asleep like this? Who was it? I don't think Maedhros talks to the gods at all, though, so that's probably not it. Did your friend try to make some sort of bargain with them?"