[At Edoras, in the Golden Hall of Meduseld, �owyn brings Th�oden a cup. Th�oden raises it and prepares to addresses a quiet crowd. Aragorn leads the men in standing.]

Th�oden: "Tonight we remember those who gave their blood to defend this country. Hail the victorious dead!"

Crowd: "Hail!"

[Aragorn hesitates, then drinks from his mug.]

[The Rohirrim party in the great hall. �omer instructs a group, including Gimli and Legolas.]

omer: "No pauses, no spills."

[Legolas and Gimli are hadnded mugs of ale.]

Gimli: "And no regurgitation."

Legolas: "So it's a drinking game?"

Gimli: "Aye, Last one standing wins." [laughs]

Rohan Men: "What'll we drink to? Let's drink to victory! To victory!"

[Legolas takes a small sip from his drink. Gimli chugs his drink.]

[�owyn approaches Aragorn.]

�owyn: "Westu, Aragorn, h�l." (Be-thou Aragorn well.)

[Aragorn takes a goblet from �owyn, who watches him, smiling.]

[Aragorn returns the cup and walks away.]

[Th�oden joins �owyn, watching Aragorn.]

Th�oden: "I am happy for you. He is an honorable man."

�owyn: "You are both honorable men."

Th�oden: "It was not Th�oden of Rohan who led our people to victory."

Th�oden (shrugs): "Ah, don't listen to me. You are young and tonight is for you."

[Gimli and Legolas continue their drinking contest. Gimli grabs for another drink.]

Gimli: "Here, here. It's the dwarves that go swimming with little hairy women."

[Legolas examines his fingers, looking worried.]

Legolas: "I feel something. A slight tingling in my fingers. I think it's affecting me."

Gimli: "What did I say? He cant hold his liquor!"

[Gimli passes out, Legolas looks smug.]

Legolas: "Game over."

[Merry and Pippin dance on a tabletop to the amusement of onlookers.]

Merry and Pippin: "Oh, you can search far and wide
You can drink the whole town dry
But you'll never find a beer so brown
As the one we drink in our home town.

You can keep your fancy ales.
You can drink em by the flagon
But the only brew for the brave and true…"

Merry: "Pippin!"

Merry and Pippin: "…But the only brew for the brave and true
Comes from the Green Dragon!"

[The hobbits chugs their drinks.]

Pippin: "I win!"

[Aragorn talks quietly with Gandalf.]

Aragorn: "No news of Frodo?"

Gandalf: "No word. Nothing."

Aragorn: "We have time. Every day Frodo moves closer to Mordor."

Gandalf: "Do we know that?"

Aragorn: "What does your heart tell you?"

Gandalf: "That Frodo is alive. Yes. Yes, he is alive."