[Arry]

‘Scholar or no,’ said Annû drawing near to where Luindal and the others stood, ‘the man is a black-hearted scoundrel and a common thief.’ He drew their attention to where the longboats of the Corsair ship had been lowered and were now slowly scouring the area where the large globe had been found previously by the Elves. they could see that there were Lossoth with the Corsairs, and that they had brought seals to use in the hunt for the globe. ‘He still means to have the smaller palantir with no thought to the cost of obtaining it. He’s a single-minded blackguard it would seem.’

Annû nodded to where Elwë stood at the Ship’s railing, his eyes straining for a glimpse of Andtuariel. ‘This incident with the mast will not be the last of his tricks to keep us from securing both the stones. He’ll use our own better nature against us, I’m sure of it. Offering her safety as a reward for letting them have both the stones. We mustn’t trust him, no matter what he promises.’