Svaroh

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 neatly geared traveler from Bree pinned a short notice to the board at Thorin's Hall. The message was soliciting Longbeards for a journey with supposedly a noble cause.

There were many dwarves around, which gave Freddie confidence in finding the right candidates for their trip. Next stop for her would be the tavern - it was time to sample the local brews that Svaroh recommended! 

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 halls of the Safe Haven, Svaroh's refuge, library and workshop, were teeming with activity. Dwarves came and went, back and forth, carrying boxes, parcels and moving furniture.

Reforging concepts, fluidly, reimagining ideas, crafting a new idea out of dwarf and elf words and mind, no longer divided, but allied, once again: that was what had driven Svaroh Steelword, one of the most eccentric rune-keepers of Thorin's Hall, through the past days.

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...

Elufer finally sat down in her airy study in Imladris, contemplating on the mystery of Geodes, and on the Dwarves with their thick beards.