the afterlife...

[Nevtalathiel]

This is not about death, but does this

but they should have a virtue to shape their life, amid the powers and chances of the world, beyond the Music of the Ainur, which is as fate to all things else

mean that all creatures other than men are subject to fate? If it does mena this, what about free-will? (yes, I know it's an age-old question, but ME is a new place to explore the arguments!)