Happy B-day, Immy! How many?
I'm lost too. I have the general idea that the Amroth party is adhering rather strictly to the originally mapped plan, placing them at this moment close to the Anduin, just south of the south-most mouth of the Entwash.
As for the Raefindan party (erstwhile Ravion party - man, I got used to calling them Ravion's Rovers, and miss it!), I had Tharonwe send them on a more southwesterly way back out of the swamp than they went in. That would put them, more or less, near the mouth of the Mering stream! Which is quite a march away from Amroth et.al.
I suppose we could correct that to southeasterly, which not only makes better sense in terms of the merchant happening upon them due to the osanwe suggestions of Tharonwe, but it puts them in a more direct path toward Minas Tirith. Thus, they would now be only 25 miles (give or take) away from Amroth's group, instead of the 150 which would be the case if they were by the Mering Stream!
To be as exact as the map Helen has provided, allows, I see the Raefindan party just on the Anorien side of the southmost Entwash mouth, on that blue line Helen traced, which is directly above the mid-point between the "o" and "r" of Anorien. Make sense? That means that if Amroth and his Elf friends use osanwe for a while (now that I have better idea what osanwe is, and it seems we are using it right), will find the minds of the merchant and cronies, even if Tharonwe's mind remains hidden. And maybe they can see Mellonin's dreams, too. At any rate, Amroth would set forth at a gallop once he has discovered their location, and would rush to Mellonin, right? Then there are enough of them to take on the merchant party and get Aeron and Gwyllion back.... right? Of course, first Amroth would have to be convinced of their importance, which in terms of finding Nimrodel, um, would it be? Huh. Start thinking of how to convince, my friends. Of course, love and honor and friendship are highly valued by Elves, so I suppose that's the clear way forward.
Enough of my blather. Post away! And correct me where I've blundered, please!
