FOREWORD

When the time has come, I shall write a memoir of all that I have ever said and done,
in the hope that there might be some value within it to others who follow in these
footsteps – human or elf. Yet, for now, and for a long time hereafter, these events
shall remain unwritten, unspoken of. Except here, here in my trusted diary, which I
can only hope the current King Elessar would not misappropriate for his devious schemes.

Should this diary be found, kindly prosecute the king for theft. Thank you.

Legolas Greenleaf
Itilien, Gondor