I think to do so again might well slay me. [ Maglor confesses ] I am so near the edge already.

Tis why Celegorm was as reckless has he had been - he knows me well, my brother - he has been trying to protect me, for he knew full well that I would have no more choice than he, once the Silmaril surfaced.

And I cannot bear to think of Galadriel's choice, if it came to that.