"Sorry about that. My speaking style is to ask questions whenever they occur to me, so they occur in the middle of my comments. If that makes things difficult for you, I'll certainly ask fewer questions or no more at all. You've certainly accommodated me, so I can accommodate you."

And as for the tethering matter, "I'll try communicating with the train again. If there is something about our tethering that strikes you as unusual, then I want to know what the train thinks about it."

And as regards death, "I see. You're saying that the dead cannot consent to tethering, but a disembodied Elf can. I'll remember that term, 'starting anchor,' for whenever I next get a chance to talk to the train and get answers."

The checks might be an issue as well. "If you are going to conduct those checks, you might get the approval of the passengers and maybe of the train. I'm sure that a lot of people want to know about their bodies, and they'd be willing to give you the names of their worlds so that you can go there. Or so that the train can go there and do the checking up."

He smiles a little. "I think I have asked all the questions I want to ask right now. I thank you for your time and your attention and for being such a good listener, and especially for your willingness to communicate with me in Sindarin -- I think that is really hospitable of you. Shall we end this session for now? Who knows, we might meet again someday. I wish you well, and I hope your projects and enterprises in the Void all turn out well."

He holds out his hand again for a handshake, if Ten-Nank wants to say goodbye in this fashion.