87. Tapestry Room

(20'x30' room, door east in northeast corner to room 86) This room once contained several items of artwork, but the only item remaining is a tapestry, 15' high by 20' wide, hanging in the middle of the south wall. The tapestry depicts the scene of twelve elvish maidens dressed in gossamer gowns of whites and greens and golds dancing around a small fire. The fire is in an open area beneath the boughs of old trees of yore, and shafts of soft moonlight shine down here and there upon the merriment. Three elvish males dressed in tunics of purple and silver, and holding lyres of silver, sit nearby on the gnarled roots of the trees, apparently playing a tune to which the maidens dance. Several small radiant pixies or sprites are seen in the boughs, and are depicted as looking toward whoever is standing before the tapestry. Beyond the scene, in the background, a path can be seen winding away into the forest, and there is a city of crystal and silver in the far distance. The tapestry itself is very finely woven, obviously of elvish make. It has a border of royal purple. Upon the entire border is woven in flowing elvish script of fine-threaded silver (these verses rhy