Thank you very much, Oshun! Glad you enjoyed this bit.

Finarfin does lead the contingent of the Noldor in the War of Wrath and we don't know how long he might have been preparing for that eventuality.

I'm assuming that neither of the two gets any news of what is going on in Middle-earth in the meantime, so when Earendil arrives, it's still going to be a shock for them, despite their attempts to be prepared.

Thank you very much, Ziggy!

Of course, really, Vardilme has a limited concept of what she is talking about facing there--even after what happened, she still has no personal experience of war. But the power of her determination is quite considerable!

And I'm glad you like the lines about Finarfin.

Thank you very much, Lyra!

It seems to me that Finarfin found it really difficult to turn back to Tirion, despite all the strong reasons he had for doing so. He doesn't turn back until after the Prophecy--not earlier. And then, in the War of Wrath, he leads the Noldorin contingent.

I thought he might be receptive to Vardilme's reasoning.

The idea about Vardilme's plans goes back to Huinare's "Sorry, Celebrimbor" challenge. It struck me that one way of making up to Celebrimbor for his canon and fanon sufferings would be if his mother came for him. Of course, things never work out quite that simply...

Yes, I feel she does share some of those characteristics with her husband and his family!

I do think Finarfin has these qualities, too, really. They were just at low ebb, right then, after all that happened. So, in a sense, she's recalling him to himself.

Thank you for your comment!