Curufin responds to the feeling, comprehending the message. "I see what you mean. The greatest strength in troubled times is the unity of the people who must deal with the troubles."
He feels that apology again, and his mind is directed to the broken bridge. "I can help repair things, though I don't know for sure if I can do anything about that bridge. It would be a time-consuming project."
He nods. "You are saying that you think the means of creating unity and strength lies to the East, though you are concerned about the South and West as well. Very well, I will try to find some way to go east, if that is where you think I should begin. Maybe I could find a boat, or build one."
"Ah. . . what is down there, around and below the islands?" He remembers that the basic information described these as floating islands. He hasn't gone to the edge of the arrival island to verify the meaning of that phrase, though he means to do that soon. "Is it water? Or is it atmosphere? When I was thinking of a boat, that would be a wooden vehicle that can float on water, and it can be rowed with wooden oars, devices that allow the sailor to push the water and thereby move the boat across it in any direction they wish. But if there is no water, that won't work. Unless there is some kind of magic here that would allow a wooden boat to float on air."
He thinks. "Is there any way to get from one island to another besides the bridges? Are there aircraft that can fly across the islands? I can get a crew together to fix a bridge, but we would need something to stand on, and some way to tow the fragments of bridges into position. Actually, I can build just about anything, as I'm a craftsman and an engineer."
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He feels that apology again, and his mind is directed to the broken bridge. "I can help repair things, though I don't know for sure if I can do anything about that bridge. It would be a time-consuming project."
He nods. "You are saying that you think the means of creating unity and strength lies to the East, though you are concerned about the South and West as well. Very well, I will try to find some way to go east, if that is where you think I should begin. Maybe I could find a boat, or build one."
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"Ah. . . what is down there, around and below the islands?" He remembers that the basic information described these as floating islands. He hasn't gone to the edge of the arrival island to verify the meaning of that phrase, though he means to do that soon. "Is it water? Or is it atmosphere? When I was thinking of a boat, that would be a wooden vehicle that can float on water, and it can be rowed with wooden oars, devices that allow the sailor to push the water and thereby move the boat across it in any direction they wish. But if there is no water, that won't work. Unless there is some kind of magic here that would allow a wooden boat to float on air."
He thinks. "Is there any way to get from one island to another besides the bridges? Are there aircraft that can fly across the islands? I can get a crew together to fix a bridge, but we would need something to stand on, and some way to tow the fragments of bridges into position. Actually, I can build just about anything, as I'm a craftsman and an engineer."