# 0. Skeleton/Story Question
= (When something happens), (Protagonist) (tries to achieve a goal). But will he succeed when (antagonist provides opposition)?
# Teaser
## 1. (Up to 4 pages.)
= [[? A scene picking up where the last episode left off: Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë greet Oromë, who introduces himself as a Vala and tells them of Valinor.]]
# Act One
## 2. (~4 pages.)
= Frame: Arwen is in formal costume and is ushered into to formally greet Galadriel in a gift-giving ritual. Galadriel gives Arwen a starry cloak. Arwen gives Galadriel a tapestry she made showing the Two Trees. A courtier remarks on the strangeness of the imagery. Galadriel and Arwen share an informal moment, where Galadriel prepares Arwen for the idea that the festival will not be what Arwen expects.
= The debate of the Valar. Tulkas is enthusiastically for. Aulë is for - he wants learners. Oromë is for - he wants to remove the Quendi to safety. Irmo is for - he is geographically situated in Aman, and wishes to invite the Quendi to partake in Lórien. Ulmo is against - his thoughts are for Middle-earth first. Vána is against - Valinor has not been built with the Quendi in mind. Yavanna against at first, until [[Someone]] points out they would have to leave the Two Trees which would break her heart. Manwë and Varda listen to the cases before and against before deciding that ambassadors should be brought to allow the Quendi to make their own decision. Mandos states, "so it is doomed."
## 3. (~4 pages.)
= Oromë is striding through the Quendi settlement. He is shown some items of craftsmanship, and he takes an avuncular interest. Several children try to approach him and are restrained by their parents, admonishing them to stay away from the glowing giant.
= Finwë, Míriel and Elwë discuss the arrival of Oromë. Elwë has come round to Oromë, Míriel is concerned that Oromë sees them as children and objects to the idea that the Valar are about them. Finwë is undecided/neutral. Elwë reminds Finwë that he convinced him to meet Oromë in the first place. Finwë wants to know more about what is happening. Míriel does not want the Quendi to end up serving / being beneath the Valar.
## 4. First plot point (~4 pages.)
= At a Quendi council, Oromë announces the Valar's decision to summon ambassadors. He selects Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë. Ingwë accepts on behalf of everyone, Elwë is also on board and Finwë goes with the flow, not speaking up.
= In the moments before the ambassadors' departure, Finwë and Míriel argue. She is furious he blithely accepted the invitation, without speaking up about his concerns. Finwë is clearly in the wrong without a leg to stand on. Míriel storms off.
# Act Two
## 5. (~4 pages.)
= The ambassadors arrive in Valinor. They meet with the Valar. Cast shot.
= Vairë touches Mandos's arm, leaving. As she goes, she shares a meaningful look with Finwë who is unnerved by her.
= Walking through Valmar. Ingwë is attentive to everything the Valar say. Elwë is excited, looking through every window and door. Finwë is withdrawn, missing Míriel.
## 6. First pinch point (~4 pages.)
= In Lórien. Finwë stands in the place where Míriel will be passed out after birthing Fëanor.
= Back at Cuiviénen, Míriel is getting on with life without Finwë; however, the Dark Hunter has returned and is taking people again. [[Morwë]] makes a pass at her, she considers it.
## 7. (~4 pages.)
= [[Ingwë is with Nienna, who grieves with him for the loss of his wife. She takes him to Estë who gives him rest and peace for his bereavement.]]
= Brief scene of Vairë spinning some thread and laying out her weaving tools.
= [[?]]
## 8. Mid point (~4 pages.)
= At the Two Trees. Ingwë and Elwë argue with Finwë. Ingwë: it would be ungrateful/immoral for us to not come and be with the Valar in this amazing place they have made for us. Elwë, "you see the glowing trees, right?" Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in the land of light, not darkness. Finwë restates Míriel's case that the Quendi would be living under the Valar, that they have been fine so far and that they are meant to be out in the world.
= Watching this argument at a distance, Vána expresses that she agrees with Finwë to Yavanna. Yavanna, who still habours some doubts about inviting the Quendi to Valinor, suggests she kind of agrees.
# Act Three
## 9. (~4 pages.)
= [[?]]
## 10. Second pinch point (~4 pages.)
= [[Ingwë and Elwë are having a jolly time with Tulkas, while Finwë sulks. Nessa goads him into dancing and enjoying himself.]]
= Back at Cuiviénen, [[Morwë]] is telling stories to some Quendi children as Míriel watches. He tells them about Oromë's arrival, hinting that he was the Dark Hunter and how he took away Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë, "...and they were never seen again." Míriel angrily shouts at him to not tell that story and that "they're coming back!" She storms off.
= Brief time-lapse scene of Vairë beginning to weave a tapestry.
= [[?]]
## 11. (~4 pages.)
= [[?]]
= Finwë making stuff with Aulë. Aulë talks about the knowledge and craft he wants to teach the Quendi and makes his case for why the Quendi should come to Valinor.
## 12. Second plot point (~4 pages.)
= Finwë asks about the war of the powers. Outside Mandos, Aulë explains about the war and Melkor, and that Melkor is chained inside Mandos.
= Finwë is convinced by Aulë that they should come to Valinor, but does not think he will be able to convince Míriel. [[Finwë will echo Aulë's words in the episode 3 debate.]] He is distraught and despondent.
# Act Four
## 13. (~4 pages.)
= Brief time lapse scene of Vairë finishing her tapestry, though we do not see what it depicts.
= [[? Back to the frame?]]
## 14. Climax 1 (~4 pages.)
= The ambassadors are preparing to return to Cuiviénen. Finwë walks through the empty streets of Valmar, despondent. Elwë told Ingwë about Finwë's trouble that Míriel will not agree to come. Ingwë says that there is someone who wants to meet him and that she hasn't asked to see either Ingwë or Elwë.
## 15. Climax 2 (~4 pages.)
= Ingwë takes Finwë to Mandos. Finwë says that he has already seen this place, that he knows about Melkor and it won't help with Míriel. Ingwë opens the door to Vairë's weaving hall and ushers Finwë inside.
= Finwë is awkward in the presence of Vairë, who does not speak. He insists that she can't change his mind if she won't say anything. She presents him a tapestry showing him laying beside Míriel, holding a new born baby between them, lit by the Two Trees. Finwë has a moment of revalation that he and Míriel will have a life together in Valinor. With tears in his eyes he profusely thanks Vairë, who disinterestly waves him away. [[The moment depicted is actually the moments after Fëanor's birth, the last moment before Míriel's spirit leaves her body.]]
# Dénouement
## 16. (Up to 4 pages.)
= At Cuiviénen, Míriel is going about her life. There is the sound of hoof beating and there is panic. Three glowing riders emerge from the forest. Míriel realises the ambassadors have returned. The ambassadors are laiden with swag from Valinor. She and Finwë run to each other and embrace.