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Ahhhh! I love this so much! It makes the sea longing so much more relatable (as a waterbaby myself!) as a natural yearning for what they were once rather than a Valar-induced craving.

Alf oh my gosh, I can so vividly see the kelp Ent swaying out between the fronds of their forest! And the idea of living in drowned Beleriand is so bittersweet, although I feel there's so much healing to be found and given there now.

I'm curious about your OC's name, what does it mean?

I'm so happy you like it! This is a blast to write, proving once again that the strangest ideas are often the most inspiring *grin*

Hopefully we'll be able to make it to Beleriand in the next chapter, I have some ideas about Menegroth and what's left of the Girdle specifically that have been turning in my head.

Cúrandil's name hopefully means "friend of the crescent moon" in Sindarin! The eldamo entry was a bit confusing, giving cúron as the potential original word for crescent moon, with cúran being a neo-Sindarin word. I liked Cúrandil better than Cúrondil though, so I went with that one. After all, it's all about the Lámatyávë, isn't it ;-)

This is full of magic! I love her experience of the night, the whale song, her walking song come lullaby, and the dawn tickling her awake. 

And Nimrodrel! Mithrellas! In Doriath-that-was! So this is where you ended up! I love that Cúrandil knows her so she's not not with strangers — but then the added bonus that she'll be reunited with her parents is just lovely to end on!

I'm really glad you liked where we ended up!

I always knew Cúrandil was going to end up in Doriath, but Nimrodel & the others only came up when I was debating what to name the OCs and realised that. Hey! No need to come up with my own names if I just reuse ones that could have ended up here, too! And who better to pick than Nimrodel, Amroth & Mithrellas *grin*
Their story will likely be the next one I write in this universe.