[Mithadan]

The next morning, Child, Birdland and Piosenniel came on deck to find Mithadan already busy examining the maps and charts of Beleriand. He smiled and called them over.

"It is time for us to undertake our second trip to the First Age so that we may pinpoint our time of arrival and devise a way to get when we want to be," he said. "Also, I've been thinking about how to get to Gondolin. If the tales are correct, there are two things to consider. First, the story of Turin tells us that the vale of Sirion is occupied by Morgoth's forces and that the road was at all times watched. Second, Tuor's story implies that the Hidden Way was blocked after his arrival so that route may be closed to us. I have been considering whether Angara's services might be enlisted to carry us where we want to be during a moonless evening. What do you think?"

Birdland, Child and Piosenniel exchanged glances. Some change had come over Mithadan since the previous evening.