Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
"AndsoIhavebeensentatlastbyDaintowarnBilbothatheissoughtbytheEnemy,andtolearn,ifmaybe,whyhedesiresthisring,thisleastofrings.AlsowecravetheadviceofElrond.FortheShadowgrowsanddrawsnearer.WediscoverthatmessengershavecomealsotoKingBrandinDale,andthatheisafraid.Wefearthathemayyield.Alreadywarisgatheringonhiseasternborders.Ifwemakenoanswer,theEnemymaymoveMenofhisruletoassailKingBrand,andDainalso."
"Youhavedonewelltocome,"saidElrond."YouwillheartodayallthatyouneedinordertounderstandthepurposesoftheEnemy.Thereisnaughtthatyoucando,otherthantoresist,withhopeorwithoutit.Butyoudonotstandalone.Youwilllearnthatyourtroubleisbutpartofthetroubleofallthewesternworld.TheRing!WhatshallwedowiththeRing,theleastofrings,thetriflethatSauronfancies?Thatisthedoomthatwemustdeem.
"Thatisthepurposeforwhichyouarecalledhither.Called,Isay.thoughIhavenotcalledyoutome,strangersfromdistantlands.Youhavecomeandareheremet,inthisverynickoftime,bychanceasitmayseem.Yetitisnotso.Believeratherthatitissoorderedthatwe,whosithere,andnoneothers,mustnowfindcounselfortheperiloftheworld.
"Now,therefore,thingsshallbeopenlyspokenthathavebeenhiddenfromallbutafewuntilthisday.
