Властелин колец: Две башни
The Road to Isengard
SarumanIknewhaddespatchedhisfullstrengthagainstyou,andhisservantshadturnedasidefromallothererrandsandgonetoHelm’sDeep:thelandsseemedemptyofenemies;yetIfearedthatwolf-ridersandplunderersmightridenonethelesstoMeduseld,whileitwasundefended.ButnowIthinkyouneednotfear:youwillfindyourhousetowelcomeyourreturn.’
’AndgladshallIbetoseeitagain,’saidThéoden,’thoughbriefnow,Idoubtnot,shallbemyabidingthere.’
Withthatthecompanysaidfarewelltotheislandandthemound,andpassedovertheriver,andclimbedthefurtherbank.Thentheyrodeon,gladtohaveleftthemournfulFords.Astheywentthehowlingofthewolvesbrokeoutanew.
TherewasanancienthighwaythatrandownfromIsengardtothecrossings.Forsomewayittookitscoursebesidetheriver,bendingwithiteastandthennorth;butatthelastitturnedawayandwentstraighttowardsthegatesofIsengard;andthesewereunderthemountain-sideinthewestofthevalley,sixteenmilesormorefromitsmouth.Thisroadtheyfollowedbuttheydidnotrideuponit;forthegroundbesideitwasfirmandlevel,coveredformanymilesaboutwithshortspringingturf.Theyrodenowmoreswiftly,andbymidnighttheFordswerenearlyfiveleaguesbehind.Thentheyhalted,endingtheirnight’sjourney,fortheKingwasweary.TheywerecometothefeetoftheMistyMountains,andthelongarmsofNanCurunírstretcheddowntomeetthem.
