For Galadriel, the ultimate paradox lay in the dissatisfaction that followed
attainment. People pined after a fantasy of yearnings-fulfilled, unmindful that
the thrill lay in the seeking. Which was why these tests were so dangerous for
her: she reveled in the power afforded, as much as in her ability to resist it,
aware that this singular dichotomy made her, continually, vulnerable to the
The world was folding upon itself, the tests would become harder. What, when the
final test came-- what if she failed?
What if she succeeded?
She would soon find out.
"Welcome, Frodo of The Shire..."