"Good, just remember to stroke with the grain." Mablung held Elenuial's hand as he instructed her in properly grooming a cow.
Elenuial continued to feign interest for Mablung's sake when Bargon, Turin, and Beleg burst through the door.
"Mablung!" beamed Beleg, "I told you that we'd find him here!"
Elenuial smiled softly at the sight of his friends, secretly glad of an excuse to leave. She quite liked Mablung and found him to be a wonderful elf, but did he really have nothing else to share with him than cow maintenance 101?
"See," laughed Elenuial, "I knew that you had friends other than Gene."
It was then that the three newcomers noticed the elleth
"Ah, hello ma'am." said Turin, stumbling a bit, "sorry if our friend here has been causing any trouble. He excels at that I assure you, the moment you remove a restraining bolt he runs off to be captured by sand raiders."
Elenuial raised her eyebrows, "it's been no trouble at all. I've rather enjoyed myself learning about...er...cows."
"Well," remarked Beleg, "Mablung certainly seems to have calmed down, and if you don't mind him in which case you have powers that the rest of us can only dream of, we'll leave you alone."
Mablung seemed to like the idea, Elenuial on the other hand had other ideas
"Why don't we all go out and maybe grab a bite to eat?"
Turin, Beleg, and Bargon jumped on the idea, though Mablung seemed a little reluctant to leave Gene's side, though with a little coaxing he agreed.
Mablung, Bargon, and Elenuial took the lead, Elenuial eagerly climbing the steps into the sunlight. Beleg and Turin stayed behind to make sure that Gene's stall was closed and to exchange a private word.
"So, what do you think of her?" asked the edain
Beleg shook his head with a laugh, "Why so serious? Not everyone is a secret Sub-Tal agent in disguise. Lighten up a bit Turin."
"You didn't answer my question"
"I like her, she seems patient with Mablung and I think that she'll be the one to lead him out of his little cow infested bubble and into the real world."
Turin looked skeptical, "I'm not worried about Mablung, though the thought of him in the real world is pretty spooky, I just hope that Mablung doesn't drive another elf to insanity. I personally blame him for Thingol's current mental condition."
