[ It would be impossible for her not to think on that conversation now, the moment when she had made an attempt to leverage her own knowledge of war, and strife, and evil, over his, but now she can see her hasty response for what it truly is — something borne of weariness, and distress at the knowledge that she would be leaving Middle-earth while the threat of Sauron still remained and there was no one left willing to fight against it. ]

Such trials do not leave us unscathed. [ Every battle she has been through has left its scars, even if they are not visible to the eye. ]

I would have sooner given up myself to bear that burden, if it meant shielding you from it. But you are still my dearest friend. There is none but Elrond that I can see now.