"That doesn't seem like Father, to leave without saying goodbye." Curufin shakes his head again and looks downcast. "Tony, too? Jeez, I have been out of it lately, not to have noticed that Tony is gone."

Yes, they can guess the odds. People who vanish and whose names appear in gold rarely return.

But he smiles a little when Fingon accepts the invitation. "All right, I'll go get the booze. Where would you like to drink? I always go to the Garden Car, myself."