[Frodess]

For a while, Yanithë's mind was blank; it was impossible to think. Impossible to answer Bali's endless questions. But then she remembered. It was him. But how could it be? She sighed and rode on, for Astarielle found her horse.

Rivendell. She couldn't wait to get there, and when they first glimpsed the desolate city from a few miles away, she smiled at its beauty. Perhaps she would see that man, Belegond. Maybe she would be able to tell him what had happened, maybe he would understand. . .