Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
Look!’
’No,notevenmyeyescanseehim,mygoodLegolas,’saidAragorn.’Hemustbefaraloftindeed.Iwonderwhatishiserrand,ifheisthesamebirdthatIhaveseenbefore.Butlook!Icanseesomethingnearerathandandmoreurgent;thereissomethingmovingovertheplain!’
’Manythings,’saidLegolas.’Itisagreatcompanyonfoot;butIcannotsaymore,norseewhatkindoffolktheymaybe.Theyaremanyleaguesaway:twelve,Iguess;buttheflatnessoftheplainishardtomeasure.’
’Ithink,nonetheless,thatwenolongerneedanytrailtotelluswhichwaytogo,’saidGimli.’Letusfindapathdowntothefieldsasquickasmaybe.’
’IdoubtifyouwillfindapathquickerthantheonethattheOrcschose,’saidAragorn.
Theyfollowedtheirenemiesnowbytheclearlightofday.ItseemedthattheOrcshadpressedonwithallpossiblespeed.Everynowandagainthepursuersfoundthingsthathadbeendroppedorcastaway:food-bags,therindsandcrustsofhardgreybread.atornblackcloak,aheavyiron-nailedshoebrokenonthestones.Thetrailledthemnorthalongthetopoftheescarpment,andatlengththeycametoadeepcleftcarvedintherockbyastreamthatsplashednoisilydown.Inthenarrowravinearoughpathdescendedlikeasteepstairintotheplain.
AtthebottomtheycamewithastrangesuddennessonthegrassofRohan.ItswelledlikeagreenseauptotheveryfootoftheEmynMuil.
