: :244 : : it is said that when harry and lara realized that they were free to leave , they turned and looked at inevar , the bristlecone pine , then back out over the peaks and valleys of the white mountains , at the shore of charred tree that ringed them a little father down ; they then raised their eyes to the stars for a very long time before they looked back at inevar , bowed to him in gratitude , and took their leave .