DistantSong

А меня откровенно смущают моменты взаимоотношений между персонажами. Ну вот Фродо и Семён вместе через всё прошли, но это дистанцию между ними не сократило, они до конца взаимодействуют по схеме "добрый барин и преданный крепостной".
Пиппин и Мерри вроде бы наоборот, с самого начала заявляются, как близкие друзья Фродо, но уже после Ривенделла они почти не взаимодействуют, а после развала группы друг о друге почти не вспоминают. А потом Фродо приходит в себя в Минас-Тирите и... вот так выглядит воссоединение друзей:
"But when, after the Standing Silence, wine was brought there came in two esquires to serve the kings; or so they seemed to be: one was clad in the silver and sable of the Guards of Minas Tirith, and the other in white and green. But Sam wondered what such young boys were doing in an army of mighty men. Then suddenly as they drew near and he could see them plainly, he exclaimed:
‘Why, look Mr. Frodo! Look here! Well, if it isn’t Pippin. Mr. Peregrin Took I should say, and Mr. Merry! How they have grown! Bless me! But I can see there’s more tales to tell than ours.’
‘There are indeed,’ said Pippin turning towards him. ‘And we’ll begin telling them, as soon as this feast is ended. In the meantime you can try Gandalf. He’s not so close as he used to be, though he laughs now more than he talks. For the present Merry and I are busy. We are knights of the City and of the Mark, as I hope you observe.’
At last the glad day ended"

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