Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Many Partings
Nowdonottellme,Gandalf,thatIpromisedtokeephimsafe;forIknowit.Butthingshavechangedsincethen.AndIkepthimuntilhewassafe,safefromdoinganymoreharm.YoushouldknowthataboveallIhatethecagingoflivethings,andIwillnotkeepevensuchcreaturesasthesecagedbeyondgreatneed.Asnakewithoutfangsmaycrawlwherehewill."
"Youmayberight,"saidGandalf,"butthissnakehadstillonetoothleft,Ithink.Hehadthepoisonofhisvoice,andIguessthathepersuadedyou,evenyouTreebeard,knowingthesoftspotinyourheart.Well,heisgone,andthereisnomoretobesaid.ButtheTowerofOrthancnowgoesbacktotheKing,towhomitbelongs.Thoughmaybehewillnotneedit."
"Thatwillbeseenlater,"saidAragorn."ButIwillgivetoEntsallthisvalleytodowithastheywill,solongastheykeepawatchuponOrthancandseethatnoneenteritwithoutmyleave."
"Itislocked,"saidTreebeard."ImadeSarumanlockitandgivemethekeys.Quickbeamhasthem."
QuickbeambowedlikeatreebendinginthewindandhandedtoAragorntwogreatblackkeysofintricateshape,joinedbyaringofsteel."NowIthankyouoncemore,"saidAragorn,"andIbidyoufarewell.Mayyourforestgrowagaininpeace.Whenthisvalleyisfilledthereisroomandtosparewestofthemountains,whereonceyouwalkedlongago."
Treebeard’sfacebecamesad."Forestsmaygrow,"hesaid."Woodsmayspread.ButnotEnts.TherearenoEntings.
