Lord Vala…!
I can offer you nothing save an appeal for mercy, for I have no gift worthy of the King of Dreams. I could not, nor would I dare, offer you a gift tainted by sorcery or malice. How would a Maia even do so?
Please accept this, a humble token from one who, though estranged, is yet a child of Aulë. Insufficient as it may be, I pray it brings you some amusement:

Its leaves are carved of nephrite, its fruits are rubies, at at the center of each tiny star flower is a chip of diamond. You will find amidst the leaves a secret mechanism, disguised as one of its berries. Press it, and a little bird will emerge from the topmost branches and sing to you.

If it pleases you, Lord Irmo, perhaps you will look kindly on my Master; for he walks more often in your gardens now, and I know his dreams are troubled.

