The pace is picking up as Durin, blinded by greed, has taken the dwarven rings of power without question. How do these rings compare with the elven rings and Annatar’s plans for the rings for men?

Speaking of future ring-wraiths, Kemen and Earien strengthen their case for “most likely to be voted by the audience to endure an eternity of suffering and enslavement to Sauron”. Elendil, meanwhile, shows his quality, but to the expense of a friend’s life, and Celebrimbor is starting to put the pieces together all too late.

“Your path is made of seawater. Take care to keep your feet beneath you. It’s a long way to the bottom.”

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