Властелин колец: Две башни
The White Rider
Gimligazedwithwideeyesforawhile,asstepbystepthefiguredrewnearer.Thensuddenly,unabletocontainhimselflonger,heburstout:’Yourbow,Legolas!Bendit!Getready!ItisSaruman.Donotlethimspeak,orputaspelluponus!Shootfirst!’
Legolastookhisbowandbentit,slowlyandasifsomeotherwillresistedhim.Heheldanarrowlooselyinhishandbutdidnotfitittothestring.Aragornstoodsilent,hisfacewaswatchfulandintent.
’Whyareyouwaiting?Whatisthematterwithyou?’saidGimliinahissingwhisper.
’Legolasisright,’saidAragornquietly.’Wemaynotshootanoldmanso,atunawaresandunchallenged,whateverfearordoubtbeonus.Watchandwait!’
Atthatmomenttheoldmanquickenedhispaceandcamewithsurprisingspeedtothefootoftherock-wall.Thensuddenlyhelookedup,whiletheystoodmotionlesslookingdown.Therewasnosound.
Theycouldnotseehisface:hewashooded,andabovethehoodheworeawide-brimmedhat,sothatallhisfeatureswereover-shadowed,exceptfortheendofhisnoseandhisgreybeard.YetitseemedtoAragornthathecaughtthegleamofeyeskeenandbrightfromwithintheshadowofthehoodedbrows.
Atlasttheoldmanbrokethesilence.’Wellmetindeed,myfriends,’hesaidinasoftvoice.’Iwishtospeaktoyou.WillyoucomedownorshallIcomeup?’Withoutwaitingforananswerhebegantoclimb.
’Now!’saidGimli.’Stophim,Legolas!’
’DidInotsaythatIwishedtospeaktoyou?’saidtheoldman.
