Perfect Creation

They say that I am one of the most talented among the Noldor. They do speak the truth. Yet I am humbled as I gaze upon my latest creation.

For twelve months my mate and I have poured our love, our knowledge, the very essence of our beings into this bundle I hold. We have patiently waited until this night, when the final result has been unveiled. Made of copper and silver, my eyes have never beheld something so beautiful and perfect. My first-born son, Maedhros.

If only now I could invent some trinket to stop him from crying …