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"Why are you back so early my lady? You were supposed to be gone at least two months." Glorfindel asked.

"I just am. Good night Lord Glorfindel."

"Good night Lady Cimorene."

Cimorene did not come out of her room the next day, or the next, or the next. Not a soul in Imladris knew why.

Glorfindel sat in his room, working on papers. He was disturbed by a knock on his door. "Come in." he called cheerfully.

"Busy?" Erestor asked as he came in.

"Of course I'm busy. I have paperwork on the patrols to finish. Who is coming, who is going where on rotation, and who is leaving. I do prefer the infirmary duty to this."

"Until you get a charge, then you have to write a report about when the charge was injured, when he was admitted, what the injury was, how you treated it, progress the charge made, and when the charge is released."

"I still have to do part of that. When a guard or soldier is injured, I have to write about when he was injured, how he was injured, when he was admitted to the infirmary, and when he was released, and when he was back on duty. That, and the whole process I explained before."

"I also understand why you would prefer infirmary duty to that."

"She has not come out of her room in days, and she locked the door, so no one can get in."

"She came out this morning after breakfast. She is back in the infirmary doing her job. If anything, she should stay in her room, she does not look well. She is thin, and is a sickly pale. Did you notice a personality change in her?"

"The last time I saw her, was the night she got back. And I did not see her for long."

"She does not smile or laugh. Her voice contains no hope and her eyes no longer sparkle with delight. She needs help or she will fade." Erestor said.

"I wish I could see her. This is when I want infirmary duty."

"That, mellon nin, is why I am here. I can finish most of your paperwork; I have seen you do it before, and there are no injuries, correct, for the infirmary is empty, except for the healers taking inventory, and Estel. You can have infirmary duty for the rest of the week. By Elrond's orders."