Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Many Partings
InthreedaysnowÉomerwillreturnhithertobearThéodenbacktorestintheMark,andweshallridewithhimtohonourthefallen.ButnowbeforeyougoIwillconfirmthewordsthatFaramirspoketoyou,andyouaremadefreeforeveroftherealmofGondor;andallyourcompanionslikewise.AndiftherewereanygiftsthatIcouldgivetomatchwithyourdeedsyoushouldhavethem;butwhateveryoudesireyoushalltakewithyou,andyoushallrideinhonourandarrayedasprincesoftheland."
ButtheQueenArwensaid:"AgiftIwillgiveyou.ForIamthedaughterofElrond.IshallnotgowithhimnowwhenhedepartstotheHavens;formineisthechoiceofLúthien,andasshesohaveIchosen,boththesweetandthebitter.Butinmysteadyoushallgo,Ring-bearer,whenthetimecomes,andifyouthendesireit.Ifyourhurtsgrieveyoustillandthememoryofyourburdenisheavy,thenyoumaypassintotheWest,untilallyourwoundsandwearinessarehealed.ButwearthisnowinmemoryofElfstoneandEvenstarwithwhomyourlifehasbeenwoven!"
Andshetookawhitegemlikeastarthatlayuponherbreasthanginguponasilverchain,andshesetthechainaboutFrodo’sneck."Whenthememoryofthefearandthedarknesstroublesyou,"shesaid,"thiswillbringyouaid."
Inthreedays,astheKinghadsaid,ÉomerofRohancameridingtotheCity,andwithhimcameanéoredofthefairestknightsoftheMark.
