Faramir shrugs, as though to wave this off. "Many in Gondor learn Sindarin--though it is true I put more effort into the learning, and Mithrandir was most patient with a young scholar's curiosity about the language, and willing to correct my errors.

"But come, sit or walk awhiles with me, if you will." Faramir smiles in invitation. "And tell me how it is that my name came to sound in the ears of a simple bard--though I think you do yourself to little credit with that description."