Part VI | Marseille | The DreamWeaver
Later that evening in Marseille ~ As more guests start arriving for the Masquerade scheduled for later in the week, Jennifer & Khafre meet up with their new friend Lucifer, at a small cafe, on a riverboat called the Dreamweaver.
They could see the moon and stars and the lights of the masquerade's ballroom in the distance, but Lucifer wasn't interested in enigmatic tales of midnight masquerades. He had something else in mind.
As the waiter brought their cocktails, Lucifer began to explain with much enthusiasm about a lost ring collection, also known as Tolkien's Rings of Power [1]. Forged by an Elvensmith in centuries past, the rings were made for Elves, Dwarves and Men. However, their whereabouts have been scattered to the four winds, and there are some with a keen interest in recovering these lost magical artifacts.
Khafre finished his cocktail and wiped his mouth with the little, square napkin it was sitting on and studied the dinner menu.
"Why don't we ask around while we're here in Marseille. Maybe some of the guests will have knowledge of these lost rings."
"Good idea Khafre!" Lucifer agreed.
"I'll have the grilled halibut with roasted vegetables please." Jennifer ordered first as the waiter returned with crab-cakes and another round of cocktails.
Khafre and Lucifer ordered dinner and the waiter walked away with the menus. A thousand brilliant stars shown in the night sky above them, and the water crested and curled gently against the boats in the harbor as the night wore on. After dinner, the three companions made their way back to their hotel and settled in for the night.
"Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."
—J.R.R. Tolkien's epigraph to The Lord of the Rings
Notes
[1] The Rings of Power
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