Years later, Diego becomes a literature teacher. Every year, before showing The Return of the King in class, he turns off the screen and tells his students the story of the man from Cádiz who gave away the greatest treasure for free: imagination.
The old man replies: “Then pay me back. Tell it to someone else. No price. Just pass it on.”
And it’s incredible. Not just a summary. It’s the Battle of Pelennor Fields from the eyes of a soldier from Dol Amroth. It’s Éowyn’s thoughts before she faces the Witch-king. It’s Sam carrying Frodo — but written with such pain and tenderness that Diego cries reading it alone in his room.
