Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
ThedwellingsoftheRohirrimwereforthemostpartmanyleaguesawaytotheSouth,underthewoodedeavesoftheWhiteMountains,nowhiddeninmistandcloud;yettheHorse-lordshadformerlykeptmanyherdsandstudsintheEastemnet,thiseasterlyregionoftheirrealm,andtheretheherdsmenhadwanderedmuch,livingincampandtent,eveninwinter-time.Butnowallthelandwasempty,andtherewassilencethatdidnotseemtobethequietofpeace.
Atdusktheyhaltedagain.NowtwicetwelveleaguestheyhadpassedovertheplainsofRohanandthewalloftheEmynMuilwaslostintheshadowsoftheEast.Theyoungmoonwasglimmeringinamistysky,butitgavesmalllight,andthestarswereveiled.
’NowdoImostgrudgeatimeofrestoranyhaltinourchase’saidLegolas.’TheOrcshaverunbeforeus,asiftheverywhipsofSauronwerebehindthem.Ifeartheyhavealreadyreachedtheforestandthedarkhills,andevennowarepassingintotheshadowsofthetrees.’
Gimligroundhisteeth.’Thisisabitterendtoourhopeandtoallourtoil!’hesaid.
’Tohope,maybe,butnottotoil,’saidAragorn.’Weshallnotturnbackhere.YetIamweary.’HegazedbackalongthewaythattheyhadcometowardsthenightgatheringintheEast.’Thereissomethingstrangeatworkinthisland.Idistrustthesilence.IdistrusteventhepaleMoon.Thestarsarefaint;andIamwearyasIhaveseldombeenbefore,wearyasnoRangershouldbewithacleartrailtofollow.
