[Child of the 7th Age]

While all the commotion was going on above the deck, Child was below tending to the beautiful Elf Idril. She provided her with soothing baths and healing salves for her injuries.

The only lady Child had ever seen this fair was the great Varda whom she had briefly glimpsed on her brief sojourn in the Blessed Lands. Although Idril was a figure of high regard, Child wasn't quite as scared of her as she had been of Varda.

Indeed, Idril smiled gently at Child's fumbling efforts to make her comfortable. When she discovered that Child had a son at home, she talked with her about the difficulties of raising headstrong boys, just so Child would feel more at home in the presence of such a great lady.

Child had heard that Samwise's eldest daughter had once served as a handmaid for the lovely Arwen, who also had a human husband. What fun, Child thought, that might be.

Curiously, Idril had never seen a female hobbit since there had never been one in the Blessed Lands. She looked politely but intently at Child to take in all of her visage.

Child excused herself to go try and call Mith on the cell phone. To her great frustration, Mith did not answer, but she was able to leave a brief message, explaining their current situation.

She wondered what Mith would think when he heard about the captive Idril.