That's okay, I'm sometimes really late at replying as well, haha.
Yeah, I can see what you mean. Having just 'Their staring' would be better, I think, but then that would mess up the word count.
(Also, that image of Elrond in my head was what inspired this whole thing
)
Thank you for your opinion, I'll definitely take it into account if I ever go back and re-work this.
Thanks very much :3