Maedhros did not die at the end of the First Age. He roamed Middle-earth, temporarily residing in various forests, caves, and abandoned houses.

This time Maedhros reached Umbar. Hiding under his cloak, he sat down to rest on the floor in the port by the wall, thinking about how he had drifted this way. Meanwhile, a pirate ship arrived at the port. The girl who was the first to set foot on earth stood out from them.

As she passed by Maedhros, she tossed the emts a coin, saying something under her breath about a cripple.

Maedhros may have been broken for a long time, but something about that comment hurt him. He couldn't help but tell her behind her back.

"I'm not just a cripple."