"So.we're here."

"Yes."

"It seems like so long ago."

"Pardon?"

"Memories."

"Of her?"

"Yes."

"Like what?"

"Standing here, on this bridge. It was here she forsook her immortal life for me."

"And she died soon after?"

"Yes."

"It must be hard."

"It would've been worse."

"How?"

"I might not have been with you."

"You mean right now?"

"Yes."

"I can go, if you want to remember in solitude."

"Please don't."

"Why?"

"I love having you here. It makes the pain feel.less somehow."

"We could go elsewhere. I don't want you to hurt anymore than you already do. This must bring back painful memories."

"Memories, yes. Painful, no. I would not have done anything different and lost those few years with her. But because of what happened, I found you. And for that, I thank her."

"This place is special, isn't it?"

"Yes. To me, as well as the magic that surrounds it makes it special."

"Why did you ask me to come here?"

"I wanted you to see it, before."

"Before what?"

"Before I ask you what I'm about to ask you."

"And what is that?"

"This is where she gave her heart to me. This is where I wish to give my heart to you."

"This will become a sacred place to us if I accept."

"Yes."

"It would hurt me if I knew you were thinking of her every time we came here."

"I will be, but not as I will be thinking of you. I will be remembering and using those memories to be better to you than I was to her."

"That would be an insult to her memory."

"She made me promise not to grieve forever."

"You have been grieving these past 10 years."

"10 years is not forever."

"It is close enough. Far too long to be grieving over her death."

"I love you, now. Only you."

"Yet you wish you could have her back."

"Of course. I wish I could have back every person I have ever lost."

"That's not what I mean. You want her back in your bed."

"No."

"What do you mean?"

"I want her back so my heart can stop grieving. I love only you, and will always love only you."

"You thought you could love only her. And now you say you love me? I cannot trust a man who does not know his own feelings."

"I didn't truly know what love was when I thought I loved her."

"Or were you just drunk when you met me?"

"I was, but drink can not cloud my sight."

"How do you know if it is clouded or not?"

"I mean that it is impossible. Lord Elrond told me so."

"I see. But can drink cloud your heart?"

"Nothing can cloud my heart."

"Except grief."

"Except that."

"Do you love me?"

"With all I possess."

"What do you possess?"

"A heart, a soul, a mind, a spirit, and a body."

"Is that all?"

"Yes. Everything else I give to you."

"A large dowry, especially for a man."

"I want you to be mine."

"A few minutes ago you said you wanted to be mine."

"I do."

"That doesn't make sense."

"It does, if you'll think about it."

"So."

"So what?"

"What did you come here to say?"

"Will you have me?"

"As long as you keep everything you possess."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"All I want is the assurance you will be there..."

"I can promise you that."

".And your heart."

"If I may have your hand in exchange."

"You may."

"Amin mela lle, Ifina."

"Amin mela lle, Aragorn."

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Amin mela lle- I love you. (Sindarin)