Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
TheForesthadfeltastenseasifathunderstormwasbrewinginsideit:thenallatonceitexploded.Iwishyoucouldhaveheardtheirsongastheymarched.’
’IfSarumanhadheardit,hewouldbeahundredmilesawaybynow,evenifhehadhadtorunonhisownlegs,’saidPippin.
’ThoughIsengardbestrongandhard,ascoldasstoneandbareasbone,
Wego,wego,wegotowar,tohewthestoneandbreakthedoor!
Therewasverymuchmore.Agreatdealofthesonghadnowords,andwaslikeamusicofhornsanddrums.Itwasveryexciting.ButIthoughtitwasonlymarchingmusicandnomore,justasong-untilIgothere.Iknowbetternow.’
’WecamedownoverthelastridgeintoNanCurunír,afternighthadfallen,’Merrycontinued.’ItwasthenthatIfirsthadthefeelingthattheForestitselfwasmovingbehindus.IthoughtIwasdreaminganentishdream,butPippinhadnoticedittoo.Wewerebothfrightened;butwedidnotfindoutmoreaboutituntillater.
’ItwastheHuorns,orsotheEntscallthemin"shortlanguage".Treebeardwon’tsaymuchaboutthem,butIthinktheyareEntsthathavebecomealmostliketrees,atleasttolookat.Theystandhereandthereinthewoodorunderitseaves,silent,watchingendlesslyoverthetrees;butdeepinthedarkestdalestherearehundredsandhundredsofthem,Ibelieve.
’Thereisagreatpowerinthem,andtheyseemabletowrapthemselvesinshadow:itisdifficulttoseethemmoving.Buttheydo.Theycanmoveveryquickly,iftheyareangry.
