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There could be daughters too. {Lovely little girls that take after Arwen and dazzle everyone they meet.} Would Maedhros enjoy the chance to see them? Would he wish for you to see them?

I hope there are for you. You and Arwen deserve every happiness.

[ He shakes his head slowly ]

Maedhros is dead. I... before I was brought here... I watched him fall. His last ... the last thing he told me was... was not to follow. I... I could not... I could not catch him.

I would think far less of him if he ordered you to follow. {He holds Maglor's hand between his own, seeking the contact subconsciously.} He was beyond your reach. Do not blame yourself for his decision.

[ He does not fight, turning to grip fondly in return ]

Maybe. But I will always wonder... if I did something so terrible that he would not stay, and would not let me follow.

Your actions were mirrors of his, were they not? What right would he have to blame you so harshly?

{He shakes his head thoughtfully.}

No, he reached the barrier of his sanity. It was the same for Isildur when he took the Ring for his own. Deaths come in many forms.

[ Maglor shrugs, eyes far away ]

Not always. And... I still wonder if he blamed me for Thangorodrim.

An elder brother would not want to risk his younger brother even if it means he will suffer endlessly.

{He touches Maglor's cheek, trying to draw him back.}

[ Maglor blinks back at Aragorn and sighd quietly ]

I wish I could believe that he forgives me.

Family cannot help but forgive. {It's part of the package, especially when family is so close.} It has been long enough even if he felt anger towards you.

Maybe.

[ Is all he says, but Aragorn can maybe hear the words he does not say: 'Then why did he leave me behind?' ]

It was his weakness - his breaking point - and it had nothing to do with you.

{No one blames Elrond for failing to hold back Isildur; no one blames Maglor for failing to hold back Maedhros. Choices are made and consequences inevitably follow, but those left behind do not deserve guilt.}

[ Maglor only shakes his head ]

I was supposed to look after them. Be the moderating influence. I could not even change his mind.

And I am supposed to be a Healer and a Renewer. {What healing is he doing? How is he renewing anything?} Our talents cannot solve every riddle or save every soul.

You might yet be, here.

[ Maglor points out quietly ]

But they are all lost to me now.

You have not lost your talent. {Why else does he feel calm in his presence?}

Have I not? I think you think on me too kindly, Elrondion.

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