Canelle Nightfire
Earwen hears the sound of wings flapping to a halt near the large arched opening to the balcony just outside her reception room. She quickly walks to the opening and spies an old friend from her father's palace preening his feathers and looking around inquisitively. She approaches silently and strokes the swan's neck, smiling in anticipation as she sees a message tethered amongst the downy feathers.
"Thank you my friend," she whispers to the beautiful swan, which nestles down, awaiting the command to return to his home at Alqualonde.
Earwen excitedly rushes back into her reception room and through to her private chamber, closing the connecting door behind her. Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, she opens the scroll which has been sealed with her father's own personal marker. As she reads, the tears of joy flow from her eyes disregarded, spilling onto her gown. She breathes a huge sigh of relief in the knowledge that her dearest papa is safe and recovering from his ordeal. Thanks be to the Valar and those who took part in restoring her papa to his normal self!
With these thoughts in mind, Earwen heads for the rooms of her beloved husband to share her good news.
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