No one dares to question Glorfindel (though a few of the more tenacious court members look tempted), and he chuckles as he leads her to the path down into the city.

"I'll be getting questions about escorting a young lady out of the citadel tomorrow, to be sure." It's only fair, he feels - he had to deal with stories of guests he couldn't account for when Elrond brought people to Imladris.