The Merchant of Valinor by Tehta

Quessë (feather)

Quills proved useful again a year later, when Findekáno Fingolfinion visited our shore, bearing our maimed ‘king’ and an unlikely tale of a heroic Manwë-assisted rescue. Unlikely, but plausible, given that he had flown in atop a giant Eagle; and so, he was believed, and an Eagle-mania soon engulfed the camp. Everyone was clamouring for eagle-themed products, such as statues and jewellery, and yes, eagle quills.

Sadly, few of the feathers I had collected at the landing site were of sufficient quality, and the ones the Orcs sometimes offered in barter were even more bedraggled. So, I had to improvise: waterbird feathers, carefully decorated with fabric-dyes, looked, if anything, more splendid than the real thing. Even Findekáno, who really should have known better, purchased three.