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This year the wife of the Kings Heir gave birth to their first child, a girl. He grandfather the King, Ar-Gimilzor called her Zimraphel, but the queen called her Miriel in Quenya in secrecy.
For a while, the King forgot his hate to the faithfuls, Gimilkhad the brother of Inziladun started to envy his brother. He had hoped to be the one to have the first grandchild of Ar-Gimilzor.
At the council meeting at Eruhantale, the birth was announced to the cheer of the council. However, Gimilkhad cheered less than the other members did. The King noticed this and called Gimilkhad to him. The queen Inzilabeth was with him in the Throne Room.
"I hear you not welcome the news of you brother's daughter? The queen said.
Gimilkhad said; "In these times of war, who cares about the birth of a girl. I have the joy to inform our king that my wife is expecting a child, and I am sure it will be a son and he will eventually become the king of Numenor."
She stated angrily; "how dare you speak of your brother's family like this! Your brother is wiser and stronger than you and he is the King Heir."
Gimilkhad said; "Why do you dislike me mother? I have always done what have been asked of me. Did I not move the population of Andunie to Romenna on your request?"
The king said; "people tell me that the enemies of the king still lives in Andustar, and you have been unable to ensure this part of Numenor for the king."
Inzilabeth did not speak, she looked into the floor. She both like and hated the king words.
"Why do I get these tasks when my brother do not?" Gimilkhad stammered as was he accused of something he had not done.
"Because I have yet to give him a task. You started years back you would claim Andustar for the King, but you apparently is not capable of fulfilling this wish;" the king said; "Inziladun will claim Pelargir for the Throne."
Gimilkhad said; "I will make sure that no elendili will take residence in Andunie. Think better of me when I return". He turned around and left the Throne Room.
Inzilabeth said to her husband; "Your youngest son envy his brother; not because he is older, but because he is wiser and stronger."
The king answered; "wiser maybe, but I have still to see his strength facing our enemies."
Gimilkhad and his men searched Andunie. Gimilkhad himself entered the house of the Earl. He saw the place on the wall where Narsil had hanged. It was obviously it had been there for centuries as the wall behind it was in the same dark color as when created, whereas other part of the wall was lighter.
Gimilkhad looked at the wall in silence when a soldier entered.
"The town is abandoned;" the soldier said.
"Burn it!" Gimilkhad ordered, and the men set a few of the wooden houses ablaze using the ondo stones to produce the fire. Most houses were built of tree and they all had straw roofs, so the fire spread quickly.
The thick smoke raised into the air over the western Numenor. The wind carried it east over the ocean.
At Taniquetil Manwe and Varda noticed the fire in the east.
Manwe said; "the Numenoreans are now lost from the west."
However, Varda said; "I sense there are still hop for some of them. We should aide those of them, who are still loyal. If Numenor falls into the shadow, so will Middle Earth. We cannot allow this, even if man fails to recognize good from evil. We must guide them."
Manwe then said; "I will not send my armies to Middle Earth again, Ingwe and his people suffered in the battle against Melkor, but I will send the greatest among the Eldars to guide them. He has the blood of Ingwe in him and he has fought the equals of Mairon. Though he now rest in the hall of Mandos, I will ask Eru to send him here again."
Varda said; "I will create stars for him to carry to the east to allow the elendili to see further than anyone else, so they cannot be lost from each other again."