[Arathiriel]

I saw TTT again tonight so here is my take on the scene with Elrond...<P>First of all I <B>DO NOT</B> think Elrond is trying to be cruel to either Aragorn or Arwen., but far from it...<P>Yeah I know he sounded harsh when he spoke to them both but think about it, guys: how gentle would you be if you were faced with losing your <B>beloved</B> and <B>only</B> daughter for all of eternity?<P>I mean when Elrond leaves for the West there is a chance he will never see Arwen again and he knows that after he is gone she will one day die as a mortal and leave the circles of the world.<P>She will be out of his reach forever - unless of course Eru does reunite them when the Second Music is sung before His throne - but if you're Elrond you have no way of knowing if Elves and Men will be joined together when that day comes...<P>My heart actually broke a second time for Elrond as I watched the scenes with him because he's had a lot of pain in his long life - first he lost his parents at a young age, and then his brother choose to be a mortal which resulted in his death, his wife was forced to sail West a long time before he was ready to leave, and then finally his only beloved daughter chooses to live a mortal life for the love of a mortal man who was Elrond's foster son...<P>Sorry guys, I do not agree with the majority here when the majority says that Elrond was mean and cruel in <I>The Two Towers</I> because in my eyes I only saw a father who was heartbroken at the thought of losing his daughter...