the solar maiden
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The Maiden of Sunlight voyages across the sky, steering the Ship of the Sun.
She is Arien.
Arien, who used to nurture the golden blossom in Vana's gardens and cherish above all Laurelin, the younger of the Two Trees; her last fruit she carries, its dazzling heat matching her own.
Arien, who is herself fire and who relishes her physical form burning away, leaving her spirit a live flame; in the fierce blaze she feels free and wild and unstoppable.
Arien, whose eyes are too bright and proximity too scorching for any to withstand; she laughs as she sails above the airs of Arda, she of the Heart of Fire, which wakens and which devastates.
Arien, the guide of the Sun, whose hands spill flames.
the lunar hunter
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The steersman of the Moon cruises through the heavens, stars shining by the sides of his ship.
He is Tilion.
Tilion, who used to ride with Oromë the Hunter, but whose heart lay with Telperion's silver light in the gardens of Lórien; for his last silver flower he begged, and the radiant bloom he carries through the sky.
Tilion, who in Ilmen cold fought against shadow spirits of Morgoth and won; his silver bow striking down the creatures of the Enemy.
Tilion, who chases the fiery beauty of the Sun maiden and strays from his path to wander through dark chasms; he of the Sheen, the Wayward hunter.
Tilion, the driver of the Moon, whose hands draw silver arrows.