"It is like I said. The boy is not an unkind soul at heart, he did an unwise and unkind thing when he acted as he did but I do not believe he truly had evl intentions behind it." Maedhros sighs. "And while I cannot say how the young lady will feel about this an apology and an explanation for why he did what he did might go a long way towards her forgiving him for this."

It might take time before forgivenes may be granted, and even longer before trust is restored, but it may not be an entirely hopeless endeavour.

"I would not mind carrying such a message back to her as long as it is a truthfull and sincere one."