Alan and Shawn rewind to the end of the War of Wrath to begin "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age." Sauron refuses to beg the Valar\u2019s pardon for his misdeeds, and remains in\xa0Middle-earth to follow in Morgoth\u2019s footsteps as the new Dark Lord. Men prove easy to sway with pleasure and a little treasure, but it\u2019s the Elves that Sauron wants now, courting them with secret knowledge. He soon finds\xa0ready pupils in Celebrimbor and the Noldorin smiths of Eregion, who use their new knowledge to make the Rings of Power; but Sauron is really behind the wheel, and in secret he makes another ring to have and to hold in domination over the others: One\xa0Ring to\u2026 well, you know the rest.