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    “It is not my body that imprisons me,” Maedhros said with a pointed look at the shackles around his wrists.

    Sauron laughed. “You are quite mistaken. Take, for example, the – what is it your people call it? – the blossoming, I believe, is the local term; an interesting metaphor; the Sindar are of course very florally minded. It is most tiresome. Ah, I remember – opening.” He smirked. “Avoiding metaphor altogether, for of course it is an opening. There is the obvious if rather undignified physical action, of course, but what is strange to me is the effect that then has on the spirit – which opens, which yields. Therefore your body compels a subjection not merely to your own flesh but even to the flesh of another – and thus, of course, to the spirit of another. Now that is imprisonment, if you like!”

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    Melkor reaches out to Sauron instead of Ungoliant in concocting his evil plan. This would go well, if not for the minor detail that Fëanor is the most paranoid and stubborn person to ever live.

    MAIN ARC COMPLETE AT – THE UNEXPECTED OUTCOME

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    05 Apr 2026

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    Centuries after the arrival of the Noldor and the Teleri in Beleriand, a celebration of Morgoth’s defeat brings the Crown Princess of Doriath and the Crown Prince of the Noldor together. To save this newborn peace from their respective fathers, they’ll do whatever it takes. Including... getting married?

    Meanwhile, Lord Fingon of Himring faces the monumental task of healing Morgoth’s ills.

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    They regarded each other with quiet understanding, all the vast majesty of their respective lineages rendered unimportant by the connection between them. Music wound through the trees; harp and flute, surely joyous in context, sounded lonely in their solitude.

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    "Would you do it again?" Elrond dares, his voice breaking on the question. "If you could go back, knowing everything—would you still jump?"

    Elwing is quiet for a long moment. 

    Then she turns to him, face carefully composed, her voice near-inaudible: "What was the bride-price you named for your daughter, Elrond?"
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    The story of a monumental choice that shaped the life of Elrond Peredhel, told in seven unanswered questions, and an eighth asking to be understood.

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    “Now that he had hope, Shen Jiu’s voice became fervent. ‘You absolutely have to remember the things you said! You must come back to save me!’

    Qi-ge seemed to be nodding his head hard. ‘All right,’ he said emphatically. ‘Wait for me. Once I finish my training, I’ll definitely come back—then we'll leave together!’”

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    “As if testing the waters, Yue Qingyuan said, ‘Xiao-Jiu...’

    ‘Shixiong,’ said Shen Qinggiu, ‘it’s Qingqiu.’”

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    Yue Qi, grieving.

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