"Yes." Maglor agrees quietly. "The pattern repeats - some stories, it seems, are the same in every world."

"Too good, at times." Maglor nods quietly. "But yes - she is vanquished. Reborn by now, I should imagine, the way Asgard cycles - but reborn normal and not twisted, I should hope."

He lifts his brother's hand to press a kiss on his knuckles.

"I am whatever you need me to be, Nelyo. Always."