Ecthelion and Beren
Ecthelion knows he’s the “wild child” of his family, and a huge disappointment to his parents (although not as disappointing as Idis). When he’s assigned to a spying mission in Harad with a very peculiar cartographer called Beren, his first thought is that he can’t wait to escape this partnership… What kind of person, after all, willingly founds the Minas Tirith Military Model Society?
Ecthelion meets Beren
When Ecthelion is assigned on a secret mission to blow up bridges in Harad, he’s partnered with a very peculiar cartographer called Beren. Ecthelion can’t wait to escape, but then they get lost in the wilderness…
(Short story)
Beren’s background check
When Rumil is assigned to check the background of Ecthelion’s new housemate, he discovers that the whole family is interested.
(Short story)
Ecthelion and Mistress Rose
Lady Maewil is attempting to convince Beren that it would be very convenient if they married. Ecthelion goes to Eärnur’s to drown his sorrows, and ends up telling Mistress Rose the lounge singer all about it.
(Short story)
Ecthelion at the Autumn Festival
Ecthelion is highly alarmed when he finds out his sister Idis is bringing a beau (of all things) to the Autumn Festival. He’s even more alarmed when he meets the beau, and decides that action needs to be taken. Meanwhile, Beren is most irritating - his main concern is about the accuracy of his model of the Witch King of Angmar.
[To be read after the stories in Idis and Thorongil, because spoilers]
(Medium short story)
Ecthelion visits Thorongil and Idis
Thorongil and Idis are back from Harad, and Ecthelion decides to pay them a visit, after hearing through the grapevine that their visit has been rather eventful.
[To be read after the stories in Idis in Harad, because spoilers.]
(Short story)
Haleth the mixologist
Haleth, the barmaid at Eärnur’s, is sulking, because Ecthelion isn’t confiding in her any more. Ecthelion is confused. He can’t recall ever having confided in Haleth before? What’s going on?
[To be read after the stories in Idis in Harad, because spoilers.]
(Short story)
Ecthelion is shocked
Ecthelion is glad, for once, that he’s not the source of scandal: his mother, Éowyn, has rushed off to Harad to look after Idis without telling their father. Then Faramir tells Ecthelion news which cuts him to the core…
[To be read after the story Drama in Harad (from the Empress Mother’s point of view), because spoilers.]
(Short story, unfinished)