Haha, baby Tanthalas reaches out and grabs the Speaker's finger.
Glad to see the two of them are connecting...

And yes, Tanthalas in Qualinesti means: Ever strong. It is a name that he will need.

I love this idea of Half-Elf vs Half-Human. No longer a battle over whether a glass is half empty or half full, either way, tanthalas is half of something, but all of nothing.

Solostaran himself asks,"What sort of life can there be for one who is half of two things and all of nothing? (Anthony and Porath, 5)"
(I left that line out though, because... well my eyes missed it when I was writing! But I include it here for you because it is a nice line. The story flows without it too though, so I'm saved!)