"Ah. So the stories are only that." It neither a comfortable nor uncomfortable realization; it merely is. And regardless, she has chosen her course. Even if they were not now thus bound as they are, soul to soul, her choice would be irrevocable.

Haleth smiles at him, leaning in to the touch on her head. "I am glad you are more active than Finrod's brother, and not content with an eternity of being wistful."