Was that Arwen flirting, though? Because Luthien Tinuviel's fate eventually was to marry Beren and die the death of a mortal. One could interpret that statement of Arwen's to be an indicator that she thought her fate might be that of the younger children of Illuvatar (which leaves open the possibility of marriage to a mortal-- don't you just picture her fluttering those eyelashes?)
However, what does puzzle me, is that if Arwen expected to die as a mortal, her lifespan is incredible. Arwen was born during the reign of Valandil, Isildur's son, Thirty-Eight generations of the Dunedain before Aragorn. Yet in LOTR she certainly hasn't begun to age as even the longest lived mortal would by then.
So I would guess that Arwen was expecting to be immortal like her parents, but her comment to Aragorn was an indicator that she was willing to forsake that immortality, should she fall in love with a mortal (and thus share Luthien's fate). The initial attraction between those two must have been really strong. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!
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