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Anardil took his sisters to Romenna. There in the shipyard lay an almost finished ship. The ship was very different from Numerramar; it was broad and had more decks; however, its masts were smaller. At the lower deck, it had holes, so it could be navigated by oars as well.
"What is it?" said Almiel.
"My home; Eambar" said Anardil; "I have grown fallen in love with the sea. I want to dwell there as well."
He continued; "-and I am not alone. At Eambar, there are room for many people with love for the sea; as well as my family, if they want to visit me."
"Do you want me to place a bough on your ship, brother?" Almiel asked.
"No, Almiel, this is not necessary. Eambar is not built to leave Numenor; it does not need the protection of Uinen at sea." Anardil answered.
Ailinel then asked; "Did you build a ship only to stay in the shipyard?"
Anardil answered, "no, sister!" He pointed into the bay, to the only island in it. "I call it Tol Uinen! There I will build a place for Eambar to rest; away from the cities of Numenor, and close to the sea. When my duties calls me to Armenelos, I will sail her to Romenna.
Anardil showed his sister Eambar. He showed his own quarters and a library.
"Here I will keep records of all my travels! I will create a map of Middle Earth and the seas around it;" Anardil said.
At the end of the year, Eambar was finished. Anardil gathered his most loyal sailors around him and sailed the ship to Tol Uinen.
Anardil gave a speech; "You are the Guild of Ventures, the finest seamen of Numenor. On this ship and on this island only the sailors proud enough may rest. I have only to requirement for members of the Guild. That they have sat foot on Middle Earth and they consider Eambar and Tol Uinen their home."
Anardil continued; "In time, we will build a tower on the island. A signal to other ships and people at the coast that this is our resident."
He ended by stating; "We will also build a shipyard in Middle Earth much larger than the current landing place. There we will be able to build ships from the woods of Middle Earth, much larger than any ship build in Romenna like Numerramar. When the first harbour of the Numenoreans, Vinyalonde, is finished, I will build a ship the like of which has never been seen in Arda."
The sailors a few dozen in numbers stood up and raised their glasses.
"For the Guild of Ventures;" they all shouted.
The sailors sat down again. One of them sitting close to Anardil spoke.
"What about Ciryaher?" he asked.
"I do not know where he is;" Anardil answered.
One of the sailors in the back raised his hand to speak; "I have recently come from the landing place in Middle Earth. Ciryaher arrived on Ulmondil eight years ago with a very small crew. There he sat his crew a shore, but he himself remained alone on the ship. We heard that the king had given him the ship so we could little about this."
The sailor held a short pause, then continued; "One night we awoke, because Ulmondil had caught fire. We pushed it away from the other ships so the fire did not spread, but we could not save her. At first, we thought that the captain had perished with the ship, but he was seen, as he took one of the horses and rode into Eriador. His whereabouts is unknown."
Anardil rose; his face was angry, "Do not call anybody that set his own ship on fire a captain! He is now exiled; no member of the Guild will serve him or let him on a ship for Numenor."
Anardil stayed on Eambar for a year. He let other people sail to Romenna for supplies. One day, he heard that his sisters had arrived at Romenna and asked for him. Thus, he ordered Eambar to leave Tol Uinen for the first time in a year and travel to Romenna.
At the harbor, he was met by Ailinel and Almiel. The look at their faced alerted Anardil that they brought sad news.
"Our grandfather Elendil has passed away;" Ailinel said; "He will be buried in Noirinan, as soon as you return. Father and Mother request that you will be there as soon as possible.
Thus, the former king was buried as his father before him. As custom the burial was attended by elves from Tol Eressea. Anardil did not speak to the Elves on sea travel, only of his father and grandfathers accomplishment.
