Властелин колец: Две башни
Helm’s Deep
’Come!Wemustgetbackandseewhatwecandotopilestoneandbeamacrossthegateswithin.Comenow!’
Theyturnedandran.AtthatmomentsomedozenOrcsthathadlainmotionlessamongtheslainleapedtotheirfeet,andcamesilentlyandswiftlybehind.TwoflungthemselvestothegroundatÉomer’sheels,trippedhim,andinamomenttheywereontopofhim.Butasmalldarkfigurethatnonehadobservedsprangoutoftheshadowsandgaveahoarseshout:BarukKhazâd!Khazâdai-mênu!Anaxeswungandsweptback.TwoOrcsfellheadless.Therestfled.
Éomerstruggledtohisfeet,evenasAragornranbacktohisaid.
Theposternwasclosedagain,theirondoorwasbarredandpiledinsidewithstones.Whenallweresafewithin,Éomerturned:’Ithankyou,GimlisonofGlóin!’hesaid.’Ididnotknowthatyouwerewithusinthesortie.Butofttheunbiddenguestprovesthebestcompany.Howcameyouthere?’
’Ifollowedyoutoshakeoffsleep,’saidGimli;’butIlookedonthehillmenandtheyseemedoverlargeforme,soIsatbesideastonetoseeyoursword-play.’
’Ishallnotfinditeasytorepayyou,’saidÉomer.
’Theremaybemanyachanceerethenightisover,’laughedtheDwarf.’ButIamcontent.TillnowIhavehewnnaughtbutwoodsinceIleftMoria.’
’Two!’saidGimli,pattinghisaxe.Hehadreturnedtohisplaceonthewall.
’Two?’saidLegolas.’Ihavedonebetter,thoughnowImustgropeforspentarrows;allminearegone.YetImakemytaletwentyattheleast.
