Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary, and dungeons for the overbold.

Their 'magic' is Art, delivered from many of its human limitations.

Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.

If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.

I have no help to send, therefore I must go myself.

For the rest, they shall represent the other Free Peoples of the World: Elves, Dwarves, and Men, Legolas shall be for the Elves; and Gimli son of Gloin for the Dwarves. They are willing to go at least to the passes of the Mountains, and maybe beyond. For Men you shall have Aragorn son of Arathorn, for the Ring of Isildur concerns him closely.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.