Сильмариллион
Of the Voyage of Earendil and the War of Wrath
Amandilisnolongersodeartoourkinsmanuponthethronethathewillgrieveovermuch,ifweseektodepart,foraseasonorforgood.Butletitnotbeseenthatyouintendtotakemanymen,orhewillbetroubled,becauseofthewarthathenowplots,forwhichhewillneedalltheforcethathemaygather.SeekouttheFaithfulthatareknownstilltobetrue,andletthemjoinyouinsecret,iftheyarewillingtogowithyou,andshareinyourdesign.’
’Andwhatshallthatdesignbe?’saidElendil.
’Tomeddlenotinthewar,andtowatch,’answeredAmandil.’UntilIreturnIcansaynomore.ButitismostlikethatyoushallflyfromtheLandoftheStarwithnostartoguideyou;forthatlandisdefiled.Thenyoushallloseallthatyouhaveloved,foretastingdeathinlife,seekingalandofexileelsewhere.ButeastorwesttheValaralonecansay.’
ThenAmandilsaidfarewelltoallhishousehold,asonethatisabouttodie.’For,’saidhe,’itmaywellprovethatyouwillseemeneveragain;andthatIshallshowyounosuchsignasEarendilshowedlongago.Butholdyoueverinreadiness,fortheendoftheworldthatwehaveknownisnowathand.’
ItissaidthatAmandilsetsailinasmallshipatnight,andsteeredfirsteastward,andthenwentaboutandpassedintothewest.Andhetookwithhimthreeservants,deartohisheart,andneveragainweretheyheardofbywordorsigninthisworld,noristhereanytaleorguessoftheirfate.
