An understatement, that, child, for the impact it had.

Polite he may be, but that does not mean he knows or understands what happened in those days, for he was not there. Celeborn and I have no true quarrel with each other, but he... is wary of my race. And for good reason. ...a great many atrocities were committed in the pursuit of the Oath my husband and sons swore. I tried to stop them, but it was not enough.