A/N:  Inspired by:  and he took to wife Elwing the fair, and she bore to him Elrond and Elros, who are called the Half-elven. (Chapter 24, Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath)

Delayed

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Eärendil stood at the prow of the Vingilot, staring at the silhouette of a tower on the moonlit horizon.  So close and yet so far.  He felt an unexplained sense of urgency rise up in his heart.  He could not wait for the dawn winds to drive them into the harbor.  He had to get home.

He hurried below, to where his crew were drawing the golden oars from where they'd been stowed, and claimed one.

When he finally raced up the tower's stairs, he was greeted by the high, twin wails of his newborn sons.