No, there was only one Keeper present, and she matched the description of Keeper Thalia. I'm not surprised, my mother wouldn't just--just wander into Hightown, she'd have warned me, at least--
[ The sounds of her rushing around are clear, under her hurried chatter. Heavy footfalls of stairs, her words occasionally pauses as she mumbles apologies to anyone in her way. ]
--They asked for Sorrel and I by name. He'll be here shortly, but--Creators, Thranduil. What if fighting breaks out? What if they expect me to do--I don't know, something. Anything. I had thought that I had lived down all the fuss about me being Head of Scouting, but this is just going to get that going again, I just know it.
[ She's worrying about ten things at once, a new and equally horrible scenario bursting into her head every time she stops to think about it. ]
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[ The sounds of her rushing around are clear, under her hurried chatter. Heavy footfalls of stairs, her words occasionally pauses as she mumbles apologies to anyone in her way. ]
--They asked for Sorrel and I by name. He'll be here shortly, but--Creators, Thranduil. What if fighting breaks out? What if they expect me to do--I don't know, something. Anything. I had thought that I had lived down all the fuss about me being Head of Scouting, but this is just going to get that going again, I just know it.
[ She's worrying about ten things at once, a new and equally horrible scenario bursting into her head every time she stops to think about it. ]