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At last, Aldarion returned. After reporting to his King and father, he rode home…or did he? Was it truly a home after all those years?

It turned out not to be, or not really. Erendis, fatally wounded in her love by the last departure and having spent years poisoning their daughter’s heart, decided there could be no forgiveness. Her passive-aggressive greeting and subsequent behavior woke Aldarion’s pride again. After observing how his men were treated by his wife (sent away without even a greeting let alone a meal or a drink), and spending a night in a cold room, he was angry and disquiet by the morning.

The quote above aptly demonstrates how far their relationship had deteriorated. Both of them used Ancalimë as a tool, as a pawn, against each other: Erendis, while Aldarion was away, and now Aldarion using his authority as the King’s Heir, reminding everyone that Ancalimë, their daughter, will one day be Queen. Too late Erendis realized her wishing to receive Aldarion’s apologies, and the way she went about it, was in error.

As Aldarion rode away from the house in the morning, and stopped by his cousin’s house, he observed in stark contrast the happy reunion one of his men received from his wife. This turned him even more bitter, as he could have never hoped for such warmth any more. How fast his moods turned–like that of the sea he loved! In a final gesture of spite, he even gave the ring Gil-galad gifted to Erendis to his shipmate Ulbar’s wife.

After this final, horrible visit, Aldarion, we are told, never set foot in Emerië again. The bonds were broken, the love was gone, and bitterness alone remained in both of them for might-have-beens.

Meanwhile, in Armenelos, King Meneldur opened a letter his son had given him from Lindon…

It's this moment. This one right here is how you know they love each other. See, Chidi teaches Elanor in every timeline... But here we see Elanor reaching out. She doesn't have a lot to offer Chidi, but she's TRYING. She's TRYING to teach him something that he doesn't know, and SHE IS IMITATING HIM not because it's a joke, but because she's using him as a model for love. This kind of imitation is a CLASSIC way for someone like Elanor to dip a toe into the pool of emotional vulnerability, into reciprocating effort and feelings.