( Discreet cut for Dagnir's plan to make more spies in action ) Dagnir: *sniffs Feanor*
Feanor: *sniffs Dagnir*
Dagnir: !! *rears onto his back legs and bats Feanor's face*
Feanor: *bats back; but gently*
Dagnir: *mind blown*
Feanor: Mmmhmn. Stop sending letters, you.
Dagnir: *very carefully does not look at Feanor to acknowledge he understood and licks himself instead*
Feanor: I know you understand. I don't understand why you are trying to push Theo and that woman together.
Dagnir: *warring with himself over answering*
Dagnir: *finally* she good mate.
Feanor: They despise each other. You're only getting the two of them into trouble, and in the woman's case, danger.
Dagnir: they no hate soon. He no hate. *annoyed tail licking* It good. She good. I find better way
Feanor: careful, *warning voice* I said no.
Dagnir: *looks Feanor in the eye* You no master.
Feanor: I could be.
Dagnir: *cat snort and hops down from the table, tail in the air* *disdainfully* I choose mine. You no it
Feanor: I choose who to tell that you talk.
Dagnir: *freezes and looks over his shoulder at Feanor* this why I no like you touch my human
Dagnir: you bad. She good
Feanor: I'm not trying to get either of them in trouble, or hurt.
Dagnir: I fix things. You keep away. You let my human go
Feanor: Your human gets to decide if he wants to go or not. And if he does, I will respect his decision. But you don't get to decide for him. Nor for the woman.
Dagnir: He need watched for.
Feanor: Watching out for him is one thing. Manipulating him is another. And getting him in trouble is worse.
Dagnir: I make mistake. I no make it again
Feanor: I will tell him what you're doing.
Dagnir: then it give them the idea. Make it easier
Feanor: If that's what you think.
Dagnir: *hops out the window, wiggles a bit to get through and is gone*
Feanor: *has a plan anyway; heads off to the house of artificers*
Bah.