In my beginning is my end
There are a great many responsibilities that lie on the shoulders of the Lord of the andain. Among these are overseeing the needs of his people -- when they will admit to needs, which is very rarely indeed -- and dealing with mortals.
But perhaps most vexing of all, of late, is the work that must be done to prepare his father's sister's son for the life that awaits him. To be andain is no easy thing, but there is power in it.
Too much power, some might say.
And to truly be what you are, a man -- or woman, or boy -- must first master that power. And, if one is supremely lucky -- oneself.
"Tell me again, Kevin, why you have yet to master a spell that does not grant you a rack of antlers."
It is going to be a very long road.
But perhaps most vexing of all, of late, is the work that must be done to prepare his father's sister's son for the life that awaits him. To be andain is no easy thing, but there is power in it.
Too much power, some might say.
And to truly be what you are, a man -- or woman, or boy -- must first master that power. And, if one is supremely lucky -- oneself.
"Tell me again, Kevin, why you have yet to master a spell that does not grant you a rack of antlers."
It is going to be a very long road.