Властелин колец: Две башни
Helm’s Deep
’Ilastsawhimfightingonthegroundbehindthewall,buttheenemysweptusapart.’
’Alas!Thatisevilnews,’saidLegolas.
’Heisstoutandstrong,’saidAragorn.’Letushopethathewillescapebacktothecaves.Therehewouldbesafeforawhile.Saferthanwe.Sucharefugewouldbetothelikingofadwarf.’
’Thatmustbemyhope’’saidLegolas.’ButIwishthathehadcomethisway.IdesiredtotellMasterGimlithatmytaleisnowthirty-nine.’
’Ifhewinsbacktothecaves,hewillpassyourcountagain,’laughedAragorn.’NeverdidIseeanaxesowielded.’
’Imustgoandseeksomearrows,’saidLegolas.’Wouldthatthisnightwouldend,andIcouldhavebetterlightforshooting.’
Aragornnowpassedintothecitadel.TheretohisdismayhelearnedthatÉomerhadnotreachedtheHornburg.
’Nay,hedidnotcometotheRock,’saidoneoftheWestfold-men,’IlastsawhimgatheringmenabouthimandfightinginthemouthoftheDeep.Gamlingwaswithhim,andthedwarf;butIcouldnotcometothem.’
Aragornstrodeonthroughtheinnercourt,andmountedtoahighchamberinthetower.Therestoodtheking,darkagainstanarrowwindow,lookingoutuponthevale.
’Whatisthenews,Aragorn?’hesaid.
’TheDeepingWallistaken,lord,andallthedefencesweptaway;butmanyhaveescapedhithertotheRock.’
’IsÉomerhere?’
’No,lord.ButmanyofyourmenretreatedintotheDeep;andsomesaythatÉomerwasamongstthem.Inthenarrowstheymayholdbacktheenemyandcomewithinthecaves.
