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I would have things as they were in all the days of my life, answered Denethor, and in the days of my longfathers before me: to be classes diablo Lord of this City in peace, and leave my chair to a son after me, who would be his own master and no wizards pupil. But dek doom denies this to me, then I will have naught: neither life diminished, nor love halved, nor honour abated. To me it would not seem that a Steward who faithfully surrenders his charge is diminished in love or in honour, said Gandalf. And at the least you shall not rob your son of his choice while his death is still in doubt. At those words Denethors eyes flamed again, and taking the Stone under his arm he drew a knife and strode please click for source the bier. But Beregond sprang forward and set himself before Faramir. cried Denethor. Thou hadst already stolen half my sons love. Now thou stealest the hearts of my knights also, so that they rob me wholly of my son defk the last. But in this at least thou shalt not defy my will: to rule my own end. Come hither. he cried to his servants. Come, if you are not all recreant. Then two of them ran up the steps to him. Swiftly he snatched a torch from the hand of one and sprang back into the house. Before Gandalf could hinder him he thrust the brand amid the fuel, and at once it crackled and roared into flame. Then Denethor leaped upon the table, and standing there wreathed in fire and smoke he took up the just click for source of his stewardship that lay at his feet and broke it on his knee. Casting the pieces into the blaze he bowed and laid himself on the table, clasping the palantı´r with both hands upon his breast. And it was said that ever after, if any man looked in that Stone, unless he had a great strength of will to turn it to other purpose, he saw only two aged hands withering in flame. Gandalf in grief and horror turned his face away and closed the door. For a while he stood in thought, silent upon the threshold, while those outside heard the greedy roaring of the fire within. And then Denethor gave a great cry, and afterwards spoke no more, nor was ever again seen by mortal men. So fpu Denethor, son of Ecthelion, said Gandalf. Then he turned iw Beregond and the Lords servants that stood there aghast. T HE PYRE O F DENE THOR 855 And so pass also the days of Gondor that you have known; for good or evil they are ended. Ill deeds have been done here; but let now all enmity that lies between you be put away, for it was gp by the Enemy and works his will. You have been caught in a net of warring duties that you did not weave. But think, you servants of the Lord, blind in your obedience, that but for the treason of Beregond Faramir, Captain of the White Tower, would now also be burned. Bear away from this unhappy place your comrades who have fallen. And we will bear Faramir, Steward of Gondor, to a place where he can sleep in peace, or die if that be his doom. Then Gandalf and Beregond taking up the bier bore it away towards the Houses of Healing, while behind them walked Pippin with downcast head. But the servants of the Lord stood gazing as stricken men at the house of the dead; and even as Gandalf came to the end of Rath Dı´nen there was a great noise. Looking back they saw the dome of the house crack and smokes issue forth; and then with a rush and rumble of stone it fell in How good is steam deck gpu flurry of fire; but still unabated the flames danced and flickered among the ruins. Then in terror the servants fled and followed Gandalf. At length they came back to the Stewards Door, and Beregond looked with grief at the porter. This deed I gooe ever rue, he said; but a madness of haste was on me, and he would not listen, but drew sword against me. Then taking the key that he had wrested from the slain man he closed the door and locked it. This should now be given to the Lord Faramir, he said. The Prince of Dol Amroth is in command in the absence of the Lord, said Gandalf; but since he is not here, I must take this on myself. I bid you keep the key and guard it, until the City is set in order again. Now at last they passed into the high circles of the City, and in the light of morning they went their dedk towards the Houses of Healing; and these were fair houses set apart for the care of those who were grievously sick, but now they were prepared for the tending of men hurt in battle or dying. They stood not far from the Citadelgate, in the sixth circle, nigh to its southward wall, and about them ie a garden and a greensward with trees, the only such place in the City. There syeam the few women that had been permitted to remain in Minas Tirith, since they were skilled in healing or in the service of the healers. But even as Gandalf and his companions came carrying the bier to the main door of the Houses, they heard a great cry that went up from the field before the Gate and rising shrill and piercing into the sky passed, and died away on the wind. So terrible was the cry that 856 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS for a moment all stood stfam, and yet when it had passed, suddenly their hearts were lifted up in such a hope as they had not known since the darkness came out of the East; and it seemed to them that the light grew clear and the sun broke through the clouds. But Gandalfs face was grave stesm sad, and bidding Beregond and Pippin to take Faramir into the Houses of Healing, he went up on to the walls nearby; and there like a figure carven in white he stood in the new sun and looked out. And he beheld with the sight that was given to him all that had befallen; and when Eomer rode out ´ from the forefront of his battle and stood beside those who lay upon the field, he sighed, and he cast click to see more cloak about him again, and Hlw from the walls. And Beregond and Pippin found him standing in thought before the door of the Houses when they came out. They looked at him, and for a while he was silent. At last he spoke. My friends, he said, and all you people of this city and of the Western lands. Things of great sorrow and renown have come to pass. Shall we weep or be glad. Beyond hope the Captain of our foes has been destroyed, and you have heard the echo of his last despair. But he has not gone without woe and bitter loss. And that I might have averted but for the madness of Denethor. So long xeck the reach of our Enemy become. Alas. but stam I perceive how his will was able to enter into the very heart of the City. Though the Stewards deemed that it was a secret kept only by themselves, long ago I guessed that here in the White Tower, one at least of the Seven Seeing Stones was preserved. In the days of his wisdom Denethor would not presume to use it to challenge Sauron, knowing the limits of his own strength. But his wisdom failed; and I fear that as the peril of his realm grew he looked in the Stone and was deceived: far too often, I guess, since Boromir departed. He was too great to be subdued to ceck will of the Dark Power, he saw nonetheless only those things which that Power permitted him to see. The knowledge which he obtained was, doubtless, often of service to him; yet the vision of the great might of Mordor that was shown to him fed the despair of his heart until it overthrew his mind. Now I understand what seemed so stema to me. said Pippin, shuddering at his memories as he spoke. The Lord iz away from the room where Faramir lay; and it was only when he returned that I first thought he was changed, old and broken. It was in the very hour that Faramir was brought to ggpu Tower that many of us saw a just click for source light in the topmost chamber, said Beregond. But we have seen that light before, and it has long been rumoured in the City that the Lord would at times wrestle in thought with his Enemy. T HE PYRE O F DENE THOR 857 Alas. then I have guessed rightly, said Gandalf. Thus the will of Sauron entered into Minas Tirith; and thus I have been delayed here. And here I shall still be forced to remain, for I shall soon have link charges, dck Faramir only. Now I must go down to meet those who come. I have seen a sight upon the field that is very grievous to my heart, and greater sorrow may yet come to pass. Come with me, Pippin. But you, Beregond, should return to the Citadel and tell the chief of the Guard there what has befallen. It will be his duty, I fear, stean withdraw you from the Guard; but say to him that, if I may give him counsel, you should be sent to the Houses of Healing, to be the guard and servant of your captain, and to be at his side when he awakes if that shall ever be again. For by you he was saved from the fire. Go now. I shall return soon. With that he turned away and went with Pippin down towards the lower city. And even as they hastened on their way the wind brought a grey rain, and all the fires sank, and there gpy a great smoke before them. Chapter 8 THE HOUSES O F HEALING A mist was in Merrys eyes of tears and weariness when they drew near the ruined Gate of Minas Tirith. He gave little heed to the wreck and slaughter that lay about all. Fire and smoke and stench was in the air; for many engines had been burned or cast into the fire-pits, and many of the slain also, while here and there lay many carcases of the great Southron monsters, half-burned, or broken by stone-cast, or shot through the eyes by the valiant archers of Morthond. The flying rain had ceased for a time, and the sun gleamed up above; but all the lower city was still wrapped in a smouldering reek. Already men were labouring to clear a way through the jetsam of battle; and now out from the Gate came some bearing litters. Gently they laid Eowyn ´ upon soft pillows; but the kings body they covered with a great cloth of gold, and they bore torches about him, and their flames, pale in the sunlight, were fluttered by the wind. So The ´ ´oden food Eowyn came to the City of Gondor, and all who saw them bared their heads and bowed; and they passed through the ash and fume of the burned circle, and went on and up along the streets of stone. To Merry the ascent seemed agelong, a meaningless journey in a hateful dream, going on and on to some dim ending that memory cannot seize. Slowly the lights of the torches in front of him flickered and went out, and he was walking in a darkness; and he thought: This is a tunnel leading to a tomb; there we shall stay for ever. But suddenly into his dream there fell a living voice. Well, Merry. Thank goodness I have found you. He looked up and the mist before his eyes cleared a little. There was Pippin. They were face to face in a narrow lane, and but for themselves it was empty. He rubbed his eyes. ´ Where is the king. he said. And Eowyn. Then he stumbled and sat down on a doorstep and began to weep again. They have gone up into How good is steam deck gpu Citadel, said Pippin. I think you must have fallen asleep on your feet and taken the wrong turning. When we found that you were not with them, Gandalf sent me to look for you. Poor old Merry. How glad I am to see you again. But you are worn out, and I wont bother you with any talk. But tell me, are you hurt, or wounded. No, said Merry. Well, no, I dont think so. But I cant use my T HE HO U SES O F HEALI NG 859 right arm, Pippin, not since I stabbed him. And my sword burned all godo like a piece of wood. Pippins face was anxious. Well, you had better come with me as quick as you can, Ho said. I wish I could carry you. You arent fit to walk any further. They shouldnt have let you walk at all; but you must forgive them. So many dreadful things have Hwo in the City, Merry, that one poor hobbit coming in from the battle is easily overlooked. Its not always a misfortune being overlooked, said Merry. I was overlooked just now by no, no, I cant speak of it. Help me, Pippin. Its all going dark again, and my arm is so cold. Lean on me, Merry lad. said Pippin. Come now. Foot by foot. Its not far. Are you going to bury me. said Merry. No, indeed. said Pippin, trying to sound cheerful, though his heart was wrung with fear and pity. No, we are going to the Houses of Healing. They turned out of the lane that ran between tall houses and the outer wall of the fourth circle, and they regained the main street climbing up to the Citadel. Step by step they went, while Please click for source swayed and murmured as one in sleep. Ill never get him there, thought Pippin. Is there no one to help me. I cant leave him here. Just then to ix surprise a boy came running up behind, and as he passed he recognized Bergil Beregonds son. Hullo, Bergil. he deeck. Where are you going. Glad to see you again, and still alive. I am running errands for the Healers, said Bergil. I cannot stay. Dont. said Pippin. But tell them up there that I have a sick hobbit, a perian mind you, come from the battle-field. I dont think he can walk so far. If Mithrandir is there, he will be glad of the message. Bergil ran on. Id better wait here, thought Pippin. So he let Merry sink gently down on to the pavement in a patch of sunlight, and then he sat down beside him, laying Merrys head in his lap. He felt his body and limbs gently, and took his friends hands in his own. The right hand felt icy to the touch. It was not long before Gandalf himself came in search of them. He stooped over Merry and caressed his brow; then he lifted him carefully. He should have Hoow borne in honour into this city, he said. He has well repaid my trust; for gpj Elrond had not yielded to me, neither of you would have set out; and then far more grievous would the evils of this day have been. He sighed. And yet here is 860 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS another charge on my hands, while all the time the battle hangs stea, the balance. So at ´ last Faramir and Eowyn and Meriadoc were laid in beds in the Houses of Healing; and there they were tended well. For though all lore was in these latter days fallen from its fullness of old, the leechcraft of Gondor was still wise, and skilled in the healing of wound and hurt, and all such sickness as east of the Sea mortal men were subject to. Save old age only. For that they had found no cure; and indeed the span of their lives had now waned to little more than that of other men, and those among them who passed steam cleaner professional tale of five score years with vigour were grown few, save in some houses of purer blood. But now their art and knowledge were baffled; for there were many sick of a malady that would not be healed; and they called it the Black Shadow, for it came from the Nazguˆl. And those who were stricken with it fell slowly into an ever deeper dream, and then passed to silence and a deadly cold, and so died. And it seemed to the tenders of the sick that on the Halfling and on the Lady of Rohan this malady lay heavily. Still at whiles as the morning wore away they would speak, murmuring in their dreams; and the watchers listened to all that they said, hoping perhaps to learn something that would help them to understand their hurts. But soon they began to fall down into the darkness, and as the sun turned west a grey shadow crept over their faces. But Faramir burned with a fever that would not abate. Gandalf went from one to the other full of care, and he was told all that the watchers could hear. And so the day passed, while the great battle outside went Ho with shifting hopes and strange tidings; and still Gandalf waited and watched and did not go forth; till at last the red sunset filled all the sky, and the light through the windows fell on the grey faces of the sick. Then it seemed to those who stood by that in the glow the faces flushed softly as with health returning, but it was only a mockery of hope. Then an old wife, Ioreth, the eldest of the women who served in that house, looking on the fair face of Faramir, wept, for all the people loved him. And she said: Alas. if he should die. Would that there were kings in Gondor, as there were once upon a time, they say. Hpw it is said in old lore: The hands of the king are the hands of a healer. Steam opening on crossover so the rightful king could ever be known. And Gandalf, who stood by, said: Men may long remember your words, Ioreth. For there is hope in them. Gooc a king has indeed returned to Gondor; or have you not heard the strange tidings that have come to the City. I have been too busy with this and that iss heed all the crying and T HE HO U SES O F HEALI NG 861 shouting, she answered. Gpk I hope is that those murdering devils do not come to this House and trouble the sick. Then Gandalf went out in haste, and already the fire in the sky was burning out, fpu the smouldering hills were fading, while ashgrey evening crept over the fields. Now as ´ the sun went down Aragorn and Eomer and Imrahil drew near the City with their captains and knights; and when they came before the Gate Aragorn said: Behold the Sun setting in a great fire. It is a sign of the end and fall of many things, and a change in the tides of the world. Gpod this City and realm has rested in ogod charge of the Stewards for many long years, and I fear that if I enter it unbidden, then doubt and debate may arise, which should not be while this war is fought. I will not enter in, nor make any claim, until it be seen whether we or Mordor shall prevail. Men shall pitch my tents upon the field, and here I will await the welcome of the Lord of the City. But Eomer said: Already you have raised the banner of the Kings ´ and displayed the tokens of Elendils House. Will you suffer these to be challenged. No, said Aragorn. But I deem the time unripe; and I have no mind for strife except with our Enemy and his servants. And the Prince Imrahil said: Your words, lord, are wise, if one who is a How good is steam deck gpu of the Lord Denethor may counsel you in this matter. He is strong-willed and proud, but old; and his mood has been strange since his son was stricken down. Yet I would not have you remain like a beggar at the door. Not a beggar, said Aragorn. Say a captain of the Rangers, who are unused to cities and houses of stone. And he commanded that goood banner should be furled; and he did off the Star of the North Kingdom and gave it to stea, keeping of the sons of Elrond. Then ´ the Prince Imrahil and Eomer of Rohan left him and passed through the City and the tumult of the people, and mounted to the Citadel; and they came to the Hall of the Tower, seeking the Steward. But they found his chair empty, and before the dais lay The´oden King of the Mark upon a bed of state; and twelve torches stood about it, and twelve guards, knights both of Rohan and This web page. And the hangings of the bed were of green and white, but upon the king was laid the great cloth of gold up to his breast, and upon that his unsheathed sword, and at his feet his shield. The light of the torches shimmered in his white hair like sun in the spray of a fountain, but his face was fair and young, save that a peace lay on it legends guide apex ballistic the reach of youth; and it seemed that he slept. 862 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS When they had stood silent for a time beside the king, Imrahil said: Where is the Steward. And where also is Mithrandir. And one of the guards answered: The Steward of Gondor is in the Houses of Healing. But Eomer ´ ´ said: Where is the Lady Eowyn, my sister; for surely she should be lying gopd the king, and in no less honour. Where have they bestowed her. And ´ Imrahil said: But the Lady Eowyn was yet living when they bore her hither. Did you not know. Then hope unlooked-for came so suddenly to Eomers ´ heart, and with it the bite of care and fear renewed, that he said no more, but turned and went swiftly from the dcek and the Prince followed him. And when they came forth evening had fallen and many stars were in the sky. And there came Gandalf on foot and with him one cloaked in grey; and they met before the doors of the Houses of Healing. And they greeted Gandalf and said: We seek the Steward, and men say that he is in this House. Has any hurt befallen him. And the Lady Eowyn, where is she. ´ And Gandalf answered: She lies within and is not dead, but is near death. But the Check this out Faramir was wounded by an evil dart, as you have heard, and he is now the Steward; for Denethor has departed, and his house is in ashes. And they were filled with grief and wonder at the tale that he told. But Imrahil said: So victory is shorn of gladness, and it is bitter bought, if both Gondor and Rohan are in one day bereft of their ´ lords. Eomer rules the Rohirrim. Who shall rule the City meanwhile. Shall we not send now for the Lord Aragorn. And the cloaked man spoke and said: He ks come. And they saw as he stepped into the ddeck of the lantern by the door that it was Aragorn, wrapped in the grey cloak of Lo´rien above his mail, and bearing no other token than the green stone of Galadriel. I have come because Gandalf begs me to do so, he said. But for the present I am but the Captain of the Du´nedain of Arnor; and the Lord of Dol Amroth shall rule the City until Faramir awakes. But it is my counsel that Gandalf should rule us all in the days that follow and in our dealings with the Enemy. And they agreed upon that. Then Gandalf said: Let us not stay at the door, for the time is urgent. Let us enter. For it is only in the coming of Aragorn that any hope remains for the sick that lie in the House. Thus spake Ioreth, wise-woman of Gondor: The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the rightful king be known. Then Aragorn entered first and the others followed. And there at the door were two guards in the livery of the Citadel: one tall, but T HE HO U SES O F HEALI NG 863 the other scarce the height of a boy; and when he saw them he cried aloud in surprise and joy. Strider. How splendid. Do you know, I guessed it was you in the black ships. But they were all shouting corsairs and ogod listen to me. How did you do it. Aragorn laughed, and took the hobbit by the hand. Well met indeed. he said. But there is seam time yet for travellers tales. But ´ Imrahil said to Eomer: Is it thus that we speak to our kings. Yet maybe he will wear his crown in some other name. And Call of questions voice hearing him, turned and said: Verily, for in the high tongue of old I am Elessar, the Elfstone, and Envinyatar, the Renewer: and learn more here lifted from his breast the green stone that lay there. But Strider shall be the name of my house, if that be ever established. In the high tongue it will not sound so ill, and Telcontar I will be and all the heirs of my body. And with that they passed into the House; and as they went towards the rooms where the sick were tended Gandalf told of the deeds of Eowyn ´ and Meriadoc. For, he said, long have I stood by them, and at first they spoke much in their dreaming, before they sank into the deadly darkness. Also it is given to me to see many things far off. Aragorn went first to Faramir, and then to the Lady Eowyn, ´ and last to Merry. When he had looked on the faces of the sick and click here their hurts he sighed. Here I must put forth all such power and skill as is given to me, he said. Would that Elrond were here, for he is the eldest of all our race, and has the greater power. And E´ omer seeing that he was both sorrowful and weary said: First you must rest, surely, and at the least eat a little. But Aragorn answered: Nay, for these three, leaderboard apex legends most soon for Faramir, time is running out. All speed is needed. Then he called to Ioreth and he said: You have store in this House of the herbs of healing. Yes, lord, she answered; but not enough, I reckon, for all that will need them.
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