Full Circle
All had gone except Arwen. Aragorn, full of years, and as full of wisdom and glory as of years, had laid himself down on the bed prepared for him in the House of Kings. She touched his face gently. “My husband, would you go before your time and leave all who love you?”
He smiled. “You know I do not leave all who love me. Be at peace. One waits for me who taught me much, of courage, duty, and of love. He taught me how to die.” Elessar closed his eyes and gladly left the circles of the world.