Plots, like soups, become more savoury as they simmer.
How much time do you need in Edoras? There is still room on the thread and if you want to do a series of posts with Aywlen that would be fine.
Who's to say that Bethberry won't make a clandestine appearance to your blacksmith?
Also, I will post an announcement on the White Horse planning thread that Writers of the Mark are eligible to apply for Gondorian games and that you are specifically inviting them to apply for this one. There are so many restrictions on who/how one comes to Rohan that many of them probably are not aware they can game in Gondor with the Game Manager's approval.
When I drop from windows in RL it is really more along the lines of slapstick.
Bethberry