The living shall learn.

But I suppose that thou mayst seek thy troth-plight maiden there all thou wilt.

Or thou mayst pray the Undying King to have her thither to thee.

What know I?
At least, it is like that there shall be no lack of fair women there: or else the promise of youth renewed is nought and vain.

Shall this not be enough for thee ?" "Nay," said Hallblithe.
"What," said the elder, "must it be one woman only ?" "One only," said Hallblithe.
The old man laughed his thin mocking laugh, and said: "I will not assure thee but that the land of the Glittering Plain shall change all that for thee so soon as it touches the soles of thy feet." Hallblithe looked at him steadily and smiled, and said: "Well is it then that I shall find the Hostage there; for then shall we be of one mind, either to sunder or to cleave together.