[Anguirel]

The party got off to a rather baroque start when Feanor poured wine over Indis' hair after she made a jibe about his mother.

Manwe quickly restored order-he was gloating about his temporary return to power from the Void-and the Valar and Maiar opened a vast waltz. Soon Elves and Men alike joined the dancers, followed by Dwarves, Dragons and sundry other types.

Ancalagon and Scatha performed a particularly fiery and passionate slow dance, thereby settling the vexing question of Scatha's gender. There were romantic scenes of reuniting as sundered couples like Tuor and Idril, or Celebrimbor and Nienor, danced together one last time.

To everyone's shock and surprise, Amarie turned down Finrod for a spin with the dashing Caranthir, but after they rowed fiercely over a bottle of Dorthonion she was seen returning to her true love's side, Silmaril and all. Elbereth flirted outrageously with Beren to irritate Luthien, and certainly succeeded.

Over the whole scene, from vignettes glittering to tawdry to torrid to heartrending, the musical support of Daeron and Salgant wafted, though Maedhros stood apart sadly, wishing a third harp could be playing.

But everyone agreed that the evening's finest couple were Turin and Finduilas. If only things had worked out differently in life; but afterlife had healed some of the damage.

As Maeglin whirled by with the Valier Nienna on his arm, Morgoth growled in possessive jealousy, but Nienna consistently refused to take to the floor with him.

Perhaps the most astonishing spectacle of all was Survivor runner-up Sauron drifting past with Melian on his arm. Where the enchantment of Melian met the sorcery of Sauron, eh, eh...

On that somewhat unexpected note, the party concluded, and the parties went their separate ways, and destinies, once more.

THE END.

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