Title: Nerdanel's Own Forge

Author: Kaylee Arafinwiel

Summary: Nerdanel muses on her fellow smiths, and her lost older brother Varyano (OC)

A/N: Apologies to JRR Tolkien and Elizabeth Bishop!

"The art of forging is extremely hard to master."
"The coals too red, the heat of Aulë’s fire intense!"
“A nis, to forge?” Disbelief - they say I court disaster.

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