"Nay, I know you would not," Eowyn immediately agreed, for she knew very well how difficult the lot of a sister-daughter to the king was. There were few who could be trusted, and fewer still who would want to be. Hild knew to pick her friends carefully, as Eowyn did, and she took her friend's gentle rebuke as it was intended.

"And I thank you for not allowing me to dwell in dark places in my head, for you know I can be prone to it. Now, you must tell me some news, for we have spoken of me alone far too long."