Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Houses of Healing
SeethatBeregondandtheperianwhowerepresentdonotspeaktohimofthesethingsyet!’
AndtheotherperianMeriadocwhoisundermycare,whatofhim?’saidtheWarden.
‘Itislikelythathewillbefittoarisetomorrow,forashortwhile,’saidAragorn.‘Lethimdoso,ifhewishes.Hemaywalkalittleinthecareofhisfriends.’
‘Theyarearemarkablerace,’saidtheWarden,noddinghishead.‘Verytoughinthefibre,Ideem.’
AtthedoorsoftheHousesmanywerealreadygatheredtoseeAragorn,andtheyfollowedafterhim;andwhenatlasthehadsupped,mencameandprayedthathewouldhealtheirkinsmenortheirfriendswhoseliveswereinperilthroughhurtorwound,orwholayundertheBlackShadow.AndAragornaroseandwentout,andhesentforthesonsofElrond,andtogethertheylabouredfarintothenight.AndwordwentthroughtheCity:‘TheKingiscomeagainindeed.’AndtheynamedhimElfstone,becauseofthegreenstonethathewore,andsothenamewhichitwasforetoldathisbirththatheshouldbearwaschosenforhimbyhisownpeople.
Andwhenhecouldlabournomore,hecasthiscloakabouthim,andslippedoutoftheCity,andwenttohistentjusteredawnandsleptforalittle.AndinthemorningthebannerofDolAmroth,awhiteshiplikeaswanuponbluewater,floatedfromtheTower,andmenlookedupandwonderedifthecomingoftheKinghadbeenbutadream.
