“So, how do you do it then?”
“Do what?” Legolas asked, hesitating in his own gathering.
“Burn ‘em. Once you get to know ‘em?”
“We mourn the spirit’s passing but do honor to the tree that was. Thus in honoring the fallen as one would a fallen comrade, we send up the spirit on wings of fire.”
“Well…” Gimli mumbled sarcastically, grabbing another stick, “that clears everything up.”