Pelamir

Pelamir, only son of Amandir and Ciriel, has stood three and forty years in the long shadow of his father, learning patience as other men learn the sword. He is grey already at the temples though his sire yet lives, and the hill-folk of Lamedon call him quietly the Waiting Lord. With Amandir he has declared for the king out of the North, and many say that when the old lord at last passes, Pelamir shall ride east at the claimant's banner without a backward glance.