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Celeborn was walking in the forests southeast of Tharbad. As always, he expected to find Middle Men living there. They had migrated from the east and adapted much of their language from the Druedain and Haladin already living there.
Celeborn stopped while in the forest and looked around. The place he was standing, used to be a village in the forest, but now it had vanished. Even though many summers had passed, he could still see the rubble of former houses laying in the forest. He also found the Druedain figures smashed, and their magic gone.
He looked around on the destruction and found one figure to be more intact than the rest. A piece was broken of its head. Celeborn picked it up from the ground and placed it on the figure. He heard a moaning sound from the forest. He found a Druedain with severe head injuries.
"Tell me who did this any way?" he said
"The Wizard of the South is trying to force us to reveal our secrets. However we will never tell!" the drugs answered.
"Why would he want to learn your secret?" Celeborn asked.
The drug looked at Celeborn; "he is a Wizard, is he not? He want to possess all skills!"
The drug died. Celeborn said; "I am sorry but I think you are wrong. To create horror like this there must be a specific purpose, and this must require the skills of the Druedains."
In Numenor Anardil was riding with Hatholdir. They came to the former home of Veantur as the sun was setting. Anardil pointed at Tol Uinen in the bay.
"Eambar"; he said; "See the lights at Tol Uinen, my men are busy."
Hatholdir looked further into the bay; "-but not as busy as they are in Romenna!"
The very at lot more light around the shipyard in Romenna.
Anardil said; "My job here is finished! I will ride to Romenna and on to Armenelos."
He left Hatholdir.
When he came to the shipyard in Romenna, there were only one ship under construction, and it was almost finished. The ship was Palarran, larger than any ship previously built by the Numenoreans. Anardil met the sailors and engineers from the Gild of Ventures at the shipyard. They saluted the captain.
"When is Palarran finished;" the captain asked.
One of the men answered; "It will not be finished before the year end, as we have no more wood. The earl of Hyarrostar will not allow us to fell more trees, and it takes a long time to bring it from Middle Earth.
"Then we will sail it to Vinyalonde and finish it there!" Anardil stated.
Another of the men said; "We will still need wood to make Palarran seaworthy."
Anardil was frustrated. He looked into the harbor. There laid the old ship of Veantur.
"Take it from Numerramar!" He ordered!
Anardil rode to Armenelos and met his father.
He said; "Six years, I have work in your service, I now ask of permission to travel again. The proud ship Palarran will soon be finished. As the king captain it is appropriate that I take command of the ship."
The king approved the journey
Afterwards Anardil went to see his mother in the Queens Quarter. The queen were in the company of his sister Almiel, and several maids including Erendis.
Almarian said; "I hear you are leaving us again my son. I had hoped living with Ailinel and Orchaldor, and seeing Soronto grow up, would have changed your priorities."
Anardil answered; "Ailinel makes choses of her own; so do I".
The queen continued; "I will not stop you, but hope for a fast return!"
Anardil said; "Then I will humbly ask my sister to place the bough of save return."
Almiel stepped forward and hugged Anardil; "Of course, brother!"
When Almarian was alone with Erendis, she said to her; "I see how you look at my son, Erendis. You do know he will leave for years now?"
Erendis said; "He could return within four years."
Almarian looked at Erendis without speaking.
Erendis continues; "Or I could stay with the queen for a longer time!"
Almarian kissed her maid; "Let us see when that time comes!"