"Agreed, the coves are off the list. That leaves all the gently curved stretches of coast where the sand will just sweep on by and deposit elsewhere. I'm sure we'll have plenty of good choices. And we could take some soundings while we're taking a look. It would be nice to have a rudimentary map of the channel depths and the drop-off on the open ocean sides of the islands."

Curufin notes the change in the atmosphere and is glad. His own eyes brighten and he smiles a little.

"All right. Let's plan on it."