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A boat From Vinyalonde had arrived in Tharbad. Cemenie and the elves from Lindon passed out lembas bread to the people of Tharbad.

The elf Sultar from Lindon looked at Cemenie. He said; "You seems to be in good mode, my lady!"

Cemenie answered; "This boat will return in a few weeks, and I believe my husband and his sisters will be on it …

Surion was competing with other Numenoreans and two of the elves from Sultars guard, not long from the city. Minyane was with him. She was happy and cheering for her brother.

Attane came running towards the Numenoreans. She shouted at her sister. Surion became alert, but soon realized that Attane was not in distress.

Attane took her sisters hand and looked her in her eyes; "He has returned!" She said with joy in her voice.

Minyane said nothing, but started to run towards Tharbad. Attane was about to follow her, when Surion grab her arm.

"Who?" he said.

"The one who saved our father!" Attane shouted and released herself from the grip.

"Follow them!" Surion ordered, and the two elves quickly followed after the girls.

When Cemenie and Sultar returned to Anarions house. They found that Annatar had returned and that Surions sisters where very happy.

"It has been necessary for me to travel, but now I have returned and wishes to stay."

Sultar was present in the room. As the only one there, he noticed the sadness in Cemenie eyes, where everybody else were happy.

When the Numenorean boat returned for Vinyalonde. Cemenie and Sultar was watching from the harbour.

Cemenie cried but said nothing.

"There will be another boat next year;" Sultar said.

"The Kings Heir still believe he can persuade his sisters to return, but I do not believe that now!" Cemenie finally said.

"Then he must be given a reason to return without them. He must respect their wishes."

Cemenie did not answer.

Next year the boat from Vinyalonde came back. As expected, Surion was hesitant when Cemenie asked that they should leave for Numenor.

However, Cemenie said; "We have to leave! We cannot wait another year, as the child of the Heir to the Throne of Numenor will born in Middle Earth then."

Surion looked his wife in her eyes, slowly he understood. "He hugged her, and lifted her in the air and kissed her.

"We return home!" he said.

Surion told his sisters he would return home, and the family gathered one last time in the big house.

Annatar came, but he did not speak much. The elves did not leave the royal family alone for long.

Given the opportunity, Annatar passed cups around to the family, and gave a toast of a safe journey home; the last cup he gave to Cemenie. Unnoticed by even the elves he his own herbs into her cup.

Annatar stated; "The royals of Numenor, should guide the people of Middle Earth to create their own kingdoms in the image of your great home! You should take the best of their leaders and bring them to Numenor for education."

Surion said; "That cannot be! We can guide them here, but they may never come to Numenor!" He looked at his sisters while speaking, understanding this was not of their likening. He put down his cup, and approached his sisters.

"- but we can come here!" The siblings shared a moment for themselves.

Annatar looked at Cemenie. He raised his cup. She drank hers.

Next day the boat left for Vinyalonde. Cemenie was not feeling well and were escorted below deck by the elves and Surion.

Annatar was looking from the bridge as the boat departed. He had company of several Variags.

One of the Variags asked; "what about the sisters, should we kill them?"

"No!" said Annatar; "let them live; they will become the bad conscience of the Heir to the Throne!"

Annatar looked at the ship sailing Grey River. Surion and Sultar came back on deck. Surion had his bow with him, and fired an arrow against the mast, but it missed its target.

Sultar stood close by. "Your aim is not only with your eye, but also your heath. Do not practice such skills when your heart is not with you!"

"You are right;" Surion said. He put the bow down.

Annatar was standing at the bridge in Tharbad. The variags standing with him could only see the boat, not what was happening on the deck. However, Annatar could; he smiled and said; "The Seapeople will never learn to master the use of weapons! Leave them alone!"

When the boat arrived in Vinyalonde, Cemenie was very ill. Sultar tried to help, but the Athelas could not cure her. Surion asked Cemenie if they should stay in Vinyalonde, or sail to Lindon but she wanted to cross the ocean, so they left Sultar and the elves in Vinyalonde and set sail for Numenor.

The ships arrived at Romenna. Surion was at the deck looking at the old ships of Numenor from the days of Tar-Aldarion. They were all scrapped and only remains were left at an isolated area of the harbour. One of the wreckages still had the remains of an old Oiolaire bough at its bow.

Surion looked into his hand, he had the Athelas Sultar had given him.

Cemenie came to the deck. She was obviously better, but said nothing. She looked at Surion with an emotionless face. However, Surion read it, as he was to blame for the loss of their unborn child.