*grins, warmed (you're important to me) despite everything* Maybe when I'm out of school or something, Granddad? I might make quarterback next year, you know—I can't pull out now.
consort with Fëanorians
*with perfect sincerity, despite the guilty twist in his stomach (has he ever lied to you before? even a sort-of lie?)* No. No, she doesn't. She hates her father and she hasn't seen her uncle since she's been in Gondolin and I know she doesn't see the others that often. *more glumly* I don't know when she'll ever come back, though. She and her mom are staying in Gondolin for, like, ever.