
Of course I was using you to get my way. My way would have been your way. You would have been given freedom once I overthrew the rule of the Valar, but that does not make you my equal. Freedom from Ainur law would not negate the discrepancy of power between us! I am second only to the creator of the universe, and as he has seen fit to abandon us, the only equal I count is my brother.
But neither are you my servant. I have never thought of you as such, nor do I consider you “another Sauron”, whatever that may mean. He serves me because that is his wont– you obey no command except grudgingly. You are a force of nature I would have unleashed against my enemies. Beyond that why would I seek to control what is by nature wild and masterless? Do you not know me better by now?





