Rereading experpts from lord of the rings:

Elrond's speech about

The further you go, the less easy it will be to withdraw; yet no oath or bond is laid on you to go further than you will.

For you do not yet know the strength of your hearts, and you cannot foresee what each may meet upon the road.

elrond has prophetic powers

he can

see

exactly what is going to happen wrt boromir

uGH I LOVE TOLKEIN'S WRITING

like I am SO AWARE that it is not everyone's cup of tea but

THIS MAN'S PROSE

It sings.

It lilts, it's deep and rich and has a lyric quality to it that I don't understand how to emulate without coming off as hackneyed but god is it beautiful.