Сильмариллион
Of Beren and Luthien
’ThricenowIcursemyoathtoThingol,’hesaid,’andIwouldthathehadslainmeinMenegroth,ratherthanIshouldbringyouundertheshadowofMorgoth.’
ThenforthesecondtimeHuanspokewithwords;andhecounselledBeren,saying:’FromtheshadowofdeathyoucannolongersaveLuthien,forbyherlovesheisnowsubjecttoit.Youcanturnfromyourfateandleadherintoexile,seekingpeaceinvainwhileyourlifelasts.Butifyouwillnotdenyyourdoom,theneitherLuthien,beingforsaken,mustassuredlydiealone,orshemustwithyouchallengethefatethatliesbeforeyou-hopeless,yetnotcertain.FurthercounselIcannotgive,normayIgofurtheronyourroad.ButmyheartforebodesthatwhatyoufindattheGateIshallmyselfsee.Allelseisdarktome;yetitmaybethatourthreepathsleadbacktoDoriath,andwemaymeetbeforetheend.’
ThenBerenperceivedthatLuthiencouldnotbedividedfromthedoomthatlayuponthemboth,andhesoughtnolongertodissuadeher.BythecounselofHuanandtheartsofLuthienhewasarrayednowinthehameofDraugluin,andsheinthewingedfellofThurIngwethil.Berenbecameinallthingslikeawerewolftolookupon,savethatinhiseyesthereshoneaspiritgrimindeedbutclean;andhorrorwasinhisglanceashesawuponhisflankabatlikecreatureclingingwithcreasedwings.Thenhowlingunderthemoonheleapeddownthehill,andthebatwheeledandflitteredabovehim.
