Властелин колец: Две башни
The White Rider
’Thevictorwouldemergestrongerthaneither,andfreefromdoubt,’saidGandalf.’ButIsengardcannotfightMordor,unlessSarumanfirstobtainstheRing.Thathewillneverdonow.Hedoesnotyetknowhisperil.Thereismuchthathedoesnotknow.Hewassoeagertolayhishandsonhispreythathecouldnotwaitathome,andhecameforthtomeetandtospyonhismessengers.Buthecametoolate,foronce,andthebattlewasoverandbeyondhishelpbeforehereachedtheseparts.Hedidnotremainherelong.IlookintohismindandIseehisdoubt.Hehasnowoodcraft.Hebelievesthatthehorsemenslewandburnedalluponthefieldofbattle;buthedoesnotknowwhethertheOrcswerebringinganyprisonersornot.AndhedoesnotknowofthequarrelbetweenhisservantsandtheOrcsofMordor;nordoesheknowoftheWingedMessenger.’
’TheWingedMessenger!’criedLegolas.’IshotathimwiththebowofGaladrielaboveSarnGebir,andIfelledhimfromthesky.Hefilledusallwithfear.Whatnewterroristhis?’
’Onethatyoucannotslaywitharrows,’saidGandalf.’Youonlyslewhissteed.Itwasagooddeed;buttheRiderwassoonhorsedagain.ForhewasaNazgûl,oneoftheNine,whoridenowuponwingedsteeds.Soontheirterrorwillovershadowthelastarmiesofourfriends,cuttingoffthesun.ButtheyhavenotyetbeenallowedtocrosstheRiver,andSarumandoesnotknowofthisnewshapeinwhichtheRingwraithshavebeenclad.HisthoughtiseverontheRing.
