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Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-12-2005, 06:49 AM

[Gimli: ]If we do not find them soon, we shall be of no use to them, except to sit down beside them and show our friendship by starving together.
[Aragorn: ]If that is indeed all we can do, then we must do that.

LR III 5

What is it with Aragorn that he had been willing to die (and thus abandoning his claim to kingship, plus leaving his promise to Boromir unfulfilled) for Merry and Pippin? What does he see in this situation that I do not? Has he somehow become like Gandalf, tapping into a higher guidance, and obeying it, knowing that it knows best? Or what?

01-12-2005, 06:49 AM	#12
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	There's this question that has been bothering me for quite some time now . . . [Gimli: ]If we do not find them soon, we shall be of no use to them, except to sit down beside them and show our friendship by starving together. [Aragorn: ]If that is indeed all we can do, then we must do that. LR III 5 What is it with Aragorn that he had been willing to die (and thus abandoning his claim to kingship, plus leaving his promise to Boromir unfulfilled) for Merry and Pippin? What does he see in this situation that I do not? Has he somehow become like Gandalf, tapping into a higher guidance, and obeying it, knowing that it knows best? Or what? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...