Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
Letussearchnorthwards!’
Thedaleranlikeastonytroughbetweentheridgedhills,andatricklingstreamflowedamongthebouldersatthebottom.Aclifffrownedupontheirright;totheirleftrosegreyslopes,dimandshadowyinthelatenight.Theywentonforamileormorenorthwards.Aragornwassearching.benttowardstheground,amongthefoldsandgulliesleadingupintothewesternridge.Legolaswassomewayahead.SuddenlytheElfgaveacryandtheotherscamerunningtowardshim.
’Wehavealreadyovertakensomeofthosethatwearehunting,’hesaid.’Look!’Hepointed,andtheysawthatwhattheyhadatfirsttakentobeboulderslyingatthefootoftheslopewerehuddledbodies.FivedeadOrcslaythere.Theyhadbeenhewnwithmanycruelstrokes,andtwohadbeenbeheaded.Thegroundwaswetwiththeirdarkblood.
’Hereisanotherriddle!’saidGimli.’Butitneedsthelightofdayandforthatwecannotwait.’
’Yethoweveryoureadit,itseemsnotunhopeful,’saidLegolas.’EnemiesoftheOrcsarelikelytobeourfriends.Doanyfolkdwellinthesehills?’
’No,’saidAragorn.’TheRohirrimseldomcomehere,anditisfarfromMinasTirith.ItmightbethatsomecompanyofMenwerehuntinghereforreasonsthatwedonotknow.YetIthinknot.’
’Whatdoyouthink?’saidGimli.
’Ithinkthattheenemybroughthisownenemywithhim,’answeredAragorn.’TheseareNorthernOrcsfromfaraway.AmongtheslainarenoneofthegreatOrcswiththestrangebadges.
