Gallatrien Lothfalas

I just left Duillond, after a strange thing befell me.  Yesterday evening, I met a strange elf at the fountain there, a most noble warrior.  He told me of a company called the Loth-i-Lonnath, of whom I had only heard distant rumors before.  He suggested that I stay a while with them, and spend my remaining time in Middle Earth here in Ered Luin.  He said his name was Istuir, and that his people had dedicated themselves to protecting Ered Luin, keeping the land safe that our kinsfolk coming to the Havens should be able to travel in safety.  But I do not feel I can st

This is a sad day.  I awoke to the sound of the seagulls singing, and looked out of my window to the harbor, the place where I bid my parents goodbye.  Can it really be, that I shall see them no more in Middle Earth?  Has it really been only one day?