Curufin is in search of tools and materials to fix the bridges, and as he heads east, he comes across the statue. What a strange figure! But he has seen stranger things in his own world. Also, Elves communicate with all sorts of things that are not human. He feels the oddness of that trapped energy, and he has the feeling of being watched.

He stands beside the hooded stone figure, lays a hand on its arm, and speaks. "Are you alive? I'm Curufin Feanorion, an Elf of the First Age of Arda. Not that you'd know that place, but that's who I am. I'm here with the Voidtrecker Express, and we're here to help. Who are you?"