“Ai, I will be glad to see your realm! I only heard about beauty of your gardens.” Ingwion smiled widely. “And about this strange magic. It changed me into elleth once, too. It was so odd.”
“Walk with me a little while then, my friend,” Finrod nodded graciously, waving for the servants hovering behind them to depart. “We have much to talk of, too. How is the situation in Valinor?”
He embraced the Noldo with a grin.
“My name is Ingwion,” he said. He was allways not sure how Noldor will react for his name, so he usually was introducting himself only when he was asked for it. “I am there for only a short time, thanks to grey magic.“
"Ah, of course. I myself have fallen prey to their devious tricks many a time - why, one of them once turned me into an elleth!” taking the visitor by the arm, Finrod turned and gestured to the gardens of Nargothrond where they stood.
“Please, feel welcome to stay as long as you like. I can show you around now, if that would suit you?”
“Because I said her I will meet you.” Ingwion said calmly. “It is a sign of her love and that she is waiting for you. Not be sad, my friend, she is safe.“
He looked at the strange Vanya for a long time, a slight frown creasing his brow. Then, as though a spell has been broken, he embraced the stranger warmly. "I thank you for bringing this token to me, mellon nin. Though I find it strange that I do not yet know your name. Have you been here long?”
“She is waiting for you,” he said simply and smiled at him warmly putting a braid of golden woman’s hair decorated with blue ribbon into his hand.
He gazed at the braid - golden as though made of sunlight - and sighed wistfully. He missed Amarie every day, and yet… how could this Vanya have it? Finrod clutched the lock of hair to his chest, eyes narrowed. “My beloved gave you this… How?”
Almost without realising it, Finrod’s hands began to entwine in the Vanya’s hair. Perhaps it was because the man kissing him reminded so much of Amarie that he didn’t break off the kiss until long after it began. Flushed with embarrassment, Finrod stared at the unknown Vanya and hoped that nobody had seen.