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Galadriel arrived in Eregion. She had passed through Khazad-dûm.
Celebrimbor was happy when he heard of her presence.
She came with Celeborn to his room in the trees. Celeborn had met her at the west gate of the mines.
Celebrimbor said; "I am delightful to see you. However, I had hoped for the company of your daughter!"
Galadriel answered; "I came first, as I sense there are news that needs to reach my ears first. Celeborn has told me about Annatars attempt to possess your creation. Although I do not know why, but I am not surprised; I never trusted him!"
He said; "I could have vanished into the shadows, but I knew I had something to create."
Celebrimbor showed the three Rings laying on a table.
"Behold the beauty I created! Not even Annatar could resist it;" he said.
"My husband told me about Annatar;" Galadriel answered; "I do not believe he is driven by a hunt for beauty."
"That might be!" Celebrimbor stated, "But, he has no role here anymore. My work is finished. There is only to pass it on to those who deserve it."
He looked at Celeborn, but Celeborn showed no reaction.
He took Nenya and held it up. "This I have created for you Nerwen. Please accept this as a present from the Gwaith-i-Mirdain to protect us all. In your hands it will make you capable of creating beauty in Middle Earth that will match that of Valinor."
He stretched his arm forward towards Galadriel. She looked at the ring in his hand; the desire to take grew within her.
She looked at her husband, but Celeborn could not advise her.
She took the Ring; "Feanor never offered me his creations, but you do Celebrimbor. Why would you do this?"
Celebrimbor stated; "You are the only one who have lived to see the light of the two trees. If you take it that light will return to Middle Earth."
Galadriel said with a low voice, "I accept you as mine Nenya!"
She took the ring and put it on her finger.
Celebrimbor smiled, he looked at Vilya laying on the table.
Celeborn said; "I see you have reserved blue stone ring for yourself, who do you intent to give the last ring too?"
Celebrimbor did not answer; they all looked at Galadriel. Her mind was occupied with the Ring.
She laughed and said; "I see them, Telperion and Laurelin. I see them! I see them, Celeborn!"
Celebrimbor looked at Celeborn. He reached for Vilya!
"Wait!" said Galadriel; "there is something else!"
Far, far away Annatar had reach his home. His tower was now finished and reached five hundred feet in height. He stood at the very top holding his own ring. He shouted at the sky, as was he challenging Eru himself.
"I am stronger than anyone in Middle Earth. Bring Tulkas back and I will defeat him!"
He put the ring on his finger.
Galadriel was still seeing the two trees of Valinor. Two shadows appeared next to the trees. They first looked like a simple couple of the Maya's, but they were not. The woman started to scratch the trees with her long nails. The tree seemed to be suffering. She started to shake being visible nervous.
Celeborn, Celebrimbor and the other in the room noticed Galadriels change. Celebrimbor put Vilya back, and Celeborn rushed towards his wife.
The man looked at the woman hurting the tree turned around and faced Galadriel. She recognized him immediately.
Galadriel screamed - a scream that no one had heard before in Middle Earth. Celeborn stopped and his face turned pale, as his wife fell to the ground.
Galadriel started to cry. Celeborn tried to comfort her; "Take it off;" he begged.
Galadriel took the ring of her finger, but she did not stop crying. "It matters not!" she said.
Slowly she got up. It was as her cry turned into a laugh, but it was not.
She looked up; "What fools we have been!"
They all looked at her not knowing what she meant.
Galadriel stopped crying, and looked at Celebrimbor.
"You should not have returned!" she said.
Celebrimbor could not understand her. She continued; "I could not see it. He fooled us all! "
"Who fooled us?" Celeborn asked.
Galadriel was calmer. She stated; "The King of the East, the Wizard of the South, the Lord of Gifts, it is all the same. He knew how to change his appearance. - and he fooled you Celebrimbor; there may be three of these Ring created for elves, seven created for dwarves and as Celeborn told me nine for men, but there is another Ring of which no one of us knew. "
"He will come for the other Rings and they need to be in the hands of the strongest to resist him!"
"Who is he?" Celebrimbor asked.
Galadriel said; "He is the one that was known as Gorthaur in Beleriand; the murderer of my brother. He is …"
She paused
"Sauron!"
