Gwindeth, the Blue Lady lives at Gwindethrond, a cave behind the waterfall at Rushingdale in the hills of western Emyn Uial on the far side of Lake Evendim, west and slightly south of Tinnudir. Pareth swam many miles and searched the terrain for quite some time before she finally found the hidden entrance to the cave.

At last Pareth meets with the Blue Lady, only to discover that Gwindeth is not inclined to grant her access to the Silithar needed by Aragorn without first testing her. Pareth has been instructed to defeat the corrupted salamanders she finds on Tyl Ruinen. Somehow, Pareth knows that this would be the first of many tests to appease this powerful guardian of Nenuial.