It was fascinating to see how you used this conversation to show us the state of things both near and far, past and future. We hear of Aragorn's time in Gondor and of that country's state. We learn about life in the angle and how Aragorn was received by the Dunedain when he joined them with his elvish ways. Halbarad tells him, chillingly enough, that he would follow him to the paths of the dead. And yet, even with all this far ranging back story, these two men come alive in the story's present. Wonderful. |