Sna

It was the Elf, Estarfin, who had asked us to build a defensive wall for him. We did not often take any orders from Elves. Neither would we have been overly willing for carrying out his request, but we knew of the Lady, whose home it was. Carnifinde of Thargelion was a name known to us, also as Danel of Eregion. She was a 'Dwarf friend' of old. And this Estarfin, also of Thargelion, had written a polite enough letter, showing he acknowledged our skills. Those skills with stone that were superior to that of Elves.

We are family, and family comes first, even before trade.

My sister, Gna, and cousin Pritta now dwell and work alongside me in Thorin's Halls, while my younger brother, Throthi, looks for work elsewhere. A Stonemason by trade, he has had some unusual requests of late.