Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
AndyetweseethatSauroncantortureanddestroytheveryhills.Whatpowerstillremainslieswithus,hereinImladris,orwithCirdanattheHavens,orinLorien.Buthavetheythestrength,haveweherethestrengthtowithstandtheEnemy,thecomingofSauronatthelast,whenallelseisoverthrown?"
"Ihavenotthestrength,"saidElrond;"neitherhavethey."
"TheniftheRingcannotbekeptfromhimforeverbystrength"saidGlorfindel,"twothingsonlyremainforustoattempt:tosenditovertheSea,ortodestroyit."
"ButGandalfhasrevealedtousthatwecannotdestroyitbyanycraftthatweherepossess,"saidElrond."AndtheywhodwellbeyondtheSeawouldnotreceiveit:forgoodorillitbelongstoMiddle-earth;itisforuswhostilldwellheretodealwithit."
"Then,saidGlorfindel,"letuscastitintothedeeps,andsomaketheliesofSarumancometrue.ForitisclearnowthatevenattheCouncilhisfeetwerealreadyonacrookedpath.HeknewthattheRingwasnotlostforever,butwishedustothinkso;forhebegantolustforitforhimself.Yetoftinliestruthishidden:intheSeaitwouldbesafe."
"Notsafeforever,"saidGandalf."Therearemanythingsinthedeepwaters;andseasandlandsmaychange.Anditisnotourpartheretotakethoughtonlyforaseason,orforafewlivesofMen,orforapassingageoftheworld.Weshouldseekafinalendofthismenace,evenifwedonothopetomakeone.
