Chapter FiftyThe Final Betrayal Iarion, Barlo, and Sinstari stood at the edge of the swirling water, frozen in shock. Out of the corner of his eye, Iarion could see the remaining dark creatures closing in on them from behind. They were trapped. Some of the goblins began to laugh. Iarion could not comprehend it. Not only was Feoras a Learnéd One, sworn to protect the Free Peoples of Lasniniar, but he was a close friend of the Rasadar. Where Numarin had held himself apart from the races, Feoras loved the Sea Elves as though they were his own children. How could he do such a thing and irrevocably seal their fate? Saviadro’s promise of non-interference with the Rasadar might hold in the short term, but for the elves to live in a world where the Quenya was held hostage was a fate worse than

