Ah, exquisite. Subtle narration, true characterization, and a lovely meditation on one small bit of the canon that never quite rang true for me, but has now been cleared up with this calm, peaceful, satisfying vignette. Thank you.

(Note to mods: I'm terribly sorry about deleting this comment when I posted it in the wrong place. I don't see that prohibited in the rules, but I'm aware it's impolite, and I didn't think before I pressed the button.)