Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
IfanyoftheWiseshouldwiththisRingoverthrowtheLordofMordor,usinghisownarts,hewouldthensethimselfonSauron’sthrone,andyetanotherDarkLordwouldappear.AndthatisanotherreasonwhytheRingshouldbedestroyed:aslongasitisintheworlditwillbeadangereventotheWise.Fornothingisevilinthebeginning.EvenSauronwasnotso.IfeartotaketheRingtohideit.IwillnottaketheRingtowieldit."
"NorI,"saidGandalf.
Boromirlookedatthemdoubtfully,buthebowedhishead."Sobeit,"hesaid."TheninGondorwemusttrusttosuchweaponsaswehave.Andattheleast,whiletheWiseonesguardthisRing,wewillfighton.MayhaptheSword-that-was-Brokenmaystillstemthetide-ifthehandthatwieldsithasinheritednotanheirloomonly,butthesinewsoftheKingsofMen."
"Whocantell?"saidAragorn."Butwewillputittothetestoneday."
"Maythedaynotbetoolongdelayed,"saidBoromir."ForthoughIdonotaskforaid,weneedit.Itwouldcomfortustoknowthatothersfoughtalsowithallthemeansthattheyhave."
"Thenbecomforted,"saidElrond."Forthereareotherpowersandrealmsthatyouknownot,andtheyarehiddenfromyou.AnduintheGreatflowspastmanyshores,ereitcomestoArgonathandtheGatesofGondor."
"Stillitmightbewellforall,"saidGlointheDwarf,"ifallthesestrengthswerejoined,andthepowersofeachwereusedinleague.
