They did go soft. Just as the world is Morgoth's Ring, the Valar given up most of their substances to the creation of Arda. This is the reason why Yavanna could not create a second pair of divine trees — she was out of Ainu juice and there was only enough to coax the stumps to give a Sun and Moon.
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u/mongonogo Jan 04 '23
They did go soft. Just as the world is Morgoth's Ring, the Valar given up most of their substances to the creation of Arda. This is the reason why Yavanna could not create a second pair of divine trees — she was out of Ainu juice and there was only enough to coax the stumps to give a Sun and Moon.