THis is both lovely and of course,sad but it has a happy ending... for now at least.  Gwendis brings a truly delightful lightness- she is lovely and i really enjoyed the much more prosaic relationship between her and Fingon! The whole notion of the mark is very interesting and adds a delicious angst to the earleir parts that turns tragic later of course- Maedhros is such a tragic and epic character that no story that he appears in can ever be free of tragedy. Very enjoyable read.