[Diamond18]

Hmmmm, to put it delicately, Gríma would be just using the words as a way to get jiggy with Éowyn. (Which would make him the real idiot in all of this.) We all know Éowyn would never buy it, but maybe he was just using all the tactics he could think of. He knew she was a bit desperate for love (I mean, see how fast she fell for Aragorn who wasn't even trying) so...I mean, guys use that pick-up line all the time, and it works on weak women. He would just be forgetting that Éowyn isn't weak.<P>I know he doesn't actually say it in the book, but of course in the book we never witness a tête-à-tête between them. So if PJ wants to put one in (and I don't think it's a bad idea) he has to imagine up lines for them. Just like the scenes in which Saruman is talking to his Orcs.<P>Now, how he says it and in what context (if the rumor is true, that is) will determine how believable it is with his character.