Your Ladyship,
After disembarking at Dol Amroth and finding an inn, we decided we would visit the Library of Saphadzir on the following day and plan a side trip to Edhellond. During our breakfast the next morning, Teahesto and our boy continued their discussion of Dol Amroth’s history, with our Elf having much to say and Ardanion having much to hear. Our son had done some research on the city in the Lair, but as you can imagine it would never be enough; the more he learns the more questions he raises. Watching Ardanion with Teahesto, the boy reminds me of you and our son rummaging together through your stacks in the Lair. He has gone far to master your tongue, and to hear him speak it with youthful mortal enthusiasm gives it a shape that reminds me of you and me, and us joined. Finding you in him is a comfort, being this far from the Lair. Do you sense the same thing from your daughter? Does she not comfort you with the internal presence of her father? Fret not, we hobbits (haha) rarely travel far or long from home, especially when a treasure like you is awaiting our return.
After breakfast, we sent a messenger to Luminere’s island to let her know we would be a day or two late, and then we proceeded to the Library. Our stroll took us through the Court of the Fount, the busiest marketplace in the city, where it has always been rumored that one can find anything.
Our son was anxious to visit each of the stalls, for collectively they provided windows into all the places in the world of Gondorian trade. Traders in spices, fabrics, garments, preserved fruits and dried meats, nuts, wines and ales, precious metals and gems, leather goods, all from ports and major crossroads near and far, mixed with local purveyors of fresh produce, meats, fish, breads, and cheeses. Ardanion stopped to speak with every vendor who would respond to his questions. Most of them were polite and impressed with his articulate speech and insightful queries. Invariably, however, either Teahesto or I would have to gently nudge Ardanion along to allow business to proceed, only to hurry after the boy to the next vendor attracting his attention and invigorating his continuous interrogations. Our tour through the market to the Library took us to early afternoon...
