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Fair. She does intend to speak to other groups of men, and the dwarves as well.

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They'll reach out to their own allies, as well.

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And those are...?

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Rohan, some of the nations of Near Harad, some of the smaller groups to their north... Perhaps Rohan might wish to contact Isengard, as well, for advice if nothing else.

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Who lives at Isengard?

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Of late, Saruman the Wise. He's not part of anyone's government, but he's known to keep ancient records, and might have insight about Mordor.

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Hm. If they think the wizard would deign to help them. Her experiences in that area have been less than positive.

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Wizards are often enigmatic and not entirely helpful, but asking Saruman to recite something from his library rarely goes poorly, in his experience.

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She will leave that to them.

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Of course.

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Further business?

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Some further alliance discussions, but they've covered a lot of territory today, to the point where it might make sense to wrap up soon - Gondor will need to scout to confirm her information, if nothing else.

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Of course.

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He wraps up the meeting gradually, leaving her time for further questions.

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She accedes to the end of the meeting with grace.

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They can schedule further meetings, or they can send a messenger when they've gathered more information.

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If they are going to pause for more than a few days, she will continue her travels. Rather than wait for a messenger, however, she is willing to enchant an object to allow for long-distance communication.

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Ah; a rare skill, but would certainly be quite useful.

Scouting will likely take more than a few days, though.

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Naturally. A mirror or similar item would be preferred, ideally one in a fixed location.

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That's easy enough to provide.

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She spends about twenty minutes enchanting it. (Most of the time spent hooking the spell into the local ley lines so it can be self-sustaining. It's small enough to not require an actual confluence, unlike, say, a portal network would.)

Then they have simply to tap three spots, top and bottom, and speak her name as well as short message if they wish, and she will receive it.

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Both Steward Turgon and Ecthelion watch with interest. Ecthelion leaves a note of the procedure next to the mirror - "Mostly in case there's an emergency, and someone else needs to contact you."

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"As you like."

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He smiles, slightly, and offers to walk her out.

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She will accept.

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