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Elrond and Gil-Galad looked at Minastir when his ship left Lindon.
Elrond stated; "The Numenoreans have certainly changed since the days of Aldarion and Valandil."
Gil-Galad added; "They are driven by pride, but pride can fuel greed, and this is rarely notice by those who are infected."
Far away, in a dark hallway two persons were walking. One of them higher that a typical man and the other much smaller.
The little man said; "I fail to see other tribes of men here."
The old man said; "they will come and we will select the finest among them to our company."
As they approached the end of the hallway, a light from an immense fire reached them. The old man showed his silima.
"Look at this! From this, I will create nine tokens; each will belong to a single tribe of men. Into these, I will add the knowledge of the Edain obtained from the Eldar, the knowledge of the Otun learned from the Orks and the knowledge by the Middle Men learned by the Avari. I miss only your knowledge, then my work wil be finished, and all men will be equal under same order. Teach me what you know, and let all men move unseen by others as you do. For you the reward will be eternal life as king of your tribe."
The little man stood for a long time. Finally he said; "I know the story of the bear people. Most of them were killed, but some escaped to the icy north, and a very few stayed in the forest not far from us. I also know of the stone people. Those who survived hid in the vales White Mountains. However still, some stayed not far from the Great River. I wish to speak to them before I make any commitment."
Annatar face turned angry for the first time. He said; "Here you are only a prisoner, you will do as I command you, or you will never leave. I can wait as I have the gift of eternal life, but you cannot. In time if you do not survive my torture I will bring a relative of yours to this place and repeat my doings."
In Numenor, Minastirs ship arrived in Romenna. He was greeted by Cemborn and his daughter Ullume. Their hope of seeing Ereinion again vanished, as they understood only one ship returned and this had less sailors onboard that would normally be required for a sea travel.
Minastir said to Cemborn; "Alas, it is my task to inform the captain of the loss of his son. I tried to save him, but his pride commanded him to challenge the darkness of Middle Earth. He was lost with many other sons of Numenor.
Ullume cried, and Cemborn comforted his daughter.
Cemborn said; "This journey should never have taken place. The rest of my life I will feel hate against an unknown enemy."
He turned around and left with his daughter.
Minastir stood for a short while then he shouted; "It would not have happened had the command been mine!"
Cemborn turned around and walked back to Minastir.
"What does this mean?" He asked.
Minastir answered; "I cannot change what has happened but I can revenge your son by making Middle Earth subject to my command. Our king would approve, but his heir would have a different opinion, I fear. Help me persuade her and the pain of losing your son will be eased."
Afterwards Minastir presented his discoveries to Tar-Surion.
The King was thrilled; "I see you have selected your name wisely Minastir;" he stated.
"I have;" Minastir answered; "I ask the Kings permission to build new ships, and expand our presence in the southern Middle Earth. There are many people that would benefit from the light of the west."
The King answered; "you have my permission, please return to Romenna and work with Cemborn."
