[X] Write in: You would sooner let your ship sink than be sworn to the one from where this Guldur originated. You merely shape what he has left behind. It is a dangerous skill to be learned and practiced, the shaping of his lingering corruption. It is the legacy of the Great Enemy, ones whose presence will forever linger even after his defeat and eternal exile at the hands of the Edain and their allies.
[X] Tell the tale of the Edain and the ultimate defeat of the Black Enemy as though sorcery were the battle-gained right of those wars, that would likely resonate with a people who so love the warrior for his courage and the bright blade for its sharpness
[X] Explain that you are a scholar, one who bends his eye on perilous things to be sure, but your arts are no more dangerous than any other. After all to the man who had never seen steel a fine sword might seem sorcery. If she doubts you... well you do have some of the craft of Numenor to show you of the kind many of the men of Middle Earth called just that