Epilog

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Inariel was half of him, inheriting everything Nag Kath possessed except the gift of color, which was his alone. She more than made up for that by being the only female heir of Melian who, after convincing by the Lord and Lady of the Garden, agreed to help develop the pretty child. As had happened before, the changeling's instincts were right in redrawing Arwen, reminding Melian that good things came of her legacy in Middle-earth. Nag Kath had a hand in preserving three extraordinary lines of women. The presence of Queen Nepthat returned again and again. In the east were women descended from Chûran. A much more powerful legacy was made immortal through his beloved Inariel.

Details are difficult to find about Nag Kath and Inariel after the council. We can assume Nag Kath and Pallando (Orlo) shared their experience in the east, long enough neglected by the Valar that men of those lands reordered local pantheons to fit the pall of Sauron's dominion. We do know that men of the east clung to their notions of heavenly rule but those of Thân zîrân readily returned to the western view.

Since their presence was only occasionally needed in the Gardens of Lórien, the couple traveled everywhere in Aman and often stayed with Lord Cirdan in his cities on the sea. Fonë gossiped to friends that the apprentice Maiar couple may have even visited their families in Middle-earth. It is known that healers across the Belegaer became more numerous and skilled in passing hurts through Ulmo's waters. From recorded lore we learned Nag Kath and Inariel's elder daughter married Heliman, a Prince of the Teleri in Alqualondë. Her younger sister wed Kelambor, a very respectable young Ñoldorin.

All else is left to the imagination of those whose paths they crossed in their extraordinary journey. One cannot help but hope Miss Told was right and they lived happily to the end of their days.