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The council of Numenor met during Erukyerme. The king were not interested in the feast, so he let people ascend Meneltarma if the wanted to, but there were no one from his household to conduct the ceremony.
The seat from Andustar was empty as it had been the last year.
The King spoke; "The former representative of Andustar, Numendil, has not been able to point to an acceptable successor. He seems to have left Numenor to live with his elf friends. Thus, it is the duty of the king to find a suitable replacement and I have found him."
Gimilkhad entered the Throne Room and sat in Andustars seat without speaking.
The council was surprised. Inziladun sitting next to his father spoke; "Does our law not require that the representative actually live in Andustar?" he said with no specific address.
Ar-Gimilzor said; "it does, and Gimilkhad will move there with many of his friends. He is building a new city west of Andunie suitable for Numenor."
Gimilzor smiled to his father. One of the other members shouted; "We welcome the new member, especially as he is of the line of Elros, and it was once foreseen that if the blood of Elros should disappear from the council, Numenor would be in grave danger."
The council cheered, only Inziladun did not join.
When the meeting was over the king called his sons to him.
He said; "Gimilkhad, remember what I told you. Be on the outlook if the traitor Numendil should return to Numenor or if the rumor of the elves is true."
Inziladun spontaneously said; "What rumor is this, father?"
The king answered; "They say the people of Andunie still is visited by the western lords. I want this to stop if true. Numenor belong to the Numenoreans, and no one not born here may come here."
A few days later Inziladun met with Elentir in secrecy in Armenelos.
"I have news from my mother, the queen;" he said; "you are in danger. I know you fear an attack on Pelargir, but my father will react upon Andunie first. He will attack Andunie when your father return. You and your brother must leave Numenor."
Elentir said; "my brother will not leave. He is going to engaged this summer and she I know will never leave Numenor."
Inziladun understood that he could not change this. He said; "I will try to warn you."
Elentir asked; "Why are you king to us?"
Inziladun answered; "because my mother told me who our friends are. In time I will change Numenor, but I need your help."
The two people departed as fiends.
Not long after Gimilkhad with a hundred friend came to Andunie. They did not entered the town, but pass it and settled down further out on the bay. They name the town Almaida to mark the people of Andunie. It was a name, that in their ears, sounded like a Quenya word, but it was not.
Amandil said; "We must send a ship to Lindon and warn our father."
However, Elentir said; "We cannot leave Inziladun and the queen alone."
Amandil said; "You should go brother, just before my wedding. Gimilkhad and his men will never suspect anything. Take both ships in the harbor and take everyone that want to leave now, so he might think we both have left, but I will stay and protect our people and help the queen."