monkeytypist:

Deeply disappointed that you didn’t spot the error in panel 2 - the Dwarves were the creation of Aulë.

…  Except that I suppose you could say that it’s implied that like the Ents and Eagles they were original, albeit hidden, parts of the original Music, and that nothing inside Eä exists that does not have its ultimate origins in Eru and I’m just going to stop talking right now.

I did notice that! But the very fact that Eru Ilúvatar did not destroy the dwarves as Aulë expected and blessed them with the Flame speaks to the very fact that you mentioned “nothing inside Eä exists that does not have its ultimate origins in Eru”.