Chapter Twenty-Nine
Hard Choices
The return to Melatelari was bittersweet. So many of the infirm and children who had been left behind waited for the return of their loved ones, only to have their hopes dashed. Their sorrow often drove Iadrawyn to seek the solace of the forest to shed her helpless tears. She knew she had done everything she could, but it had not been enough. After escaping the dark lands, she had walked the battlefield, using the Quenya and her healing skills to save as many as possible. But she was only one person, and so many of the wounded were beyond mortal aid.
The Quenya did not help her heal everyone. Some were those whose life’s purpose had been fulfilled. Their time to pass had come. Although the Quenya allowed her to understand this, it did not ease her feelin
