Curufin knows his brother well enough to know how much he suffers from those old injuries, and why. And all he can do is give affection and acceptance, which is not enough, but it is essential, and it is something Curufin is very happy to do.

Fatherhood was the great blessing of Curufin's life, and he is glad that Maedhros and Maglor had that opportunity to become parents to those twins. He is only sorry for the way it came about, and sorry that they were separated from those foster-sons.

"It would have been better, would it not? -- if our children had been the only jewels of our lives. We did not need the Silmarils. They were a curse. But children are more precious than anything. How did Elros come to choose mortality? Did he explain?"