Властелин колец: Две башни

           Therisingsunwashazy,andbehindit,followingitslowlyupthesky,therewasagrowingdarkness,asofagreatstormmovingoutoftheEast.AndawayintheNorth-westthereseemedtobeanotherdarknessbroodingaboutthefeetoftheMistyMountains,ashadowthatcreptdownslowlyfromtheWizard’sVale.

           GandalfdroppedbacktowhereLegolasrodebesideÉomer.’Youhavethekeeneyesofyourfairkindred,Legolas,’hesaid;’andtheycantellasparrowfromafinchaleagueoff.Tellme,canyousecanythingawayyondertowardsIsengard?’

           ’Manymilesliebetween,’saidLegolas,gazingthitherandshadinghiseyeswithhislonghand.’Icanseeadarkness.Thereareshapesmovinginit,greatshapesfarawayuponthebankoftheriver;butwhattheyareIcannottell.Itisnotmistorcloudthatdefeatsmyeyes:thereisaveilingshadowthatsomepowerlaysupontheland,anditmarchesslowlydownstream.Itisasifthetwilightunderendlesstreeswereflowingdownwardsfromthehills.’

           ’AndbehinduscomesaverystormofMordor,’saidGandalf.’Itwillbeablacknight.’

           Astheseconddayoftheirridingdrewon,theheavinessintheairincreased.Intheafternoonthedarkcloudsbegantoovertakethem:asombrecanopywithgreatbillowingedgesfleckedwithdazzlinglight.Thesunwentdown,blood-redinasmokinghaze.