They were the same on the cliffside, steady and constant as despair. Remote and cold, they gave no hope to him, only a certainty that the Valar watched.

And that, right there, is the problem with the Valar. They watch. They allow the chess pieces to make their own movements, and they do not intervene or interfere in any way, not even to offer advice or assistance.

- Erulisse (one L)