Elufer

Elufer's response to Svaroh was unusually speedy for an elf. Nonetheless, it was not surprising as Elufer had her own priorities and acted very methodically and adhering to her calendar. 

'Svaroh Steelword,

Lady Elufer Selme'urra, Gem of Imladris,

I hope that this letter finds you in good health, sparking a smile while you devote yourself to your studies,

The geodes are, indeed, most peculiar. Every day I devote to them brings half an answer and two more questions, if not more. Their nature is pure speculations. Their true origins can only be hypothesized. Everything we know was reverse-deducted by minds of three races... and that might be the key!

A letter delivered to Svaroh's residence at Thorin's Hall by the local Ered Luin messenger, supposedly arriving from Ered Luin's Wyld Hunt Den, but clearly originating from Rivendell.

Elufer studied the imperfections of translational symmetry of the shard, measured and calculated its geometry and compared it to its light refraction in attempts to uncover any hook or a secret key to opening the crystal's power for The Wyld Hunt. She ended up with a lot of factual information, but she had yet to find out the application of it in different environments. The most intriguing for her was the observation how light refraction bent when she applied charged ebony to it.

Elufer has been sitting in her study in Imladris for long, with the windows wide open, letting in the fresh breeze and enjoying the sound and vibration of the river below. She was in her element again. The environment was soothing and beneficially healing , especially after her return from Moria. She hasn't been there for long, yet, it drained Elufer to be there like nothing ever tired her before. Her thoughts were drifting...