Властелин колец: Две башни
Flotsam and Jetsam
Hehadnoplanforthem,andtherewasnotimetomakeany,oncetheyhadsettowork.Assoonasourattackbegan,thefewremainingratsinIsengardstartedboltingthrougheveryholethattheEntsmade.TheEntslettheMengo,aftertheyhadquestionedthem,twoorthreedozenonlydownatthisend.Idon’tthinkmanyorc-folk,ofanysize,escaped.NotfromtheHuorns:therewasawoodfullofthemallroundIsengardbythattime,aswellasthosethathadgonedownthevalley.
’WhentheEntshadreducedalargepartofthesouthernwallstorubbish,andwhatwasleftofhispeoplehadboltedanddesertedhim,Sarumanfledinapanic.Heseemstohavebeenatthegateswhenwearrived:Iexpecthecametowatchhissplendidarmymarchout.WhentheEntsbroketheirwayin,heleftinahurry.Theydidnotspothimatfirst.Butthenighthadopenedout,andtherewasagreatlightofstars,quiteenoughforEntstoseeby,andsuddenlyQuickbeamgaveacry"Thetree-killer,thetree-killer!"Quickbeamisagentlecreature,buthehatesSarumanallthemorefiercelyforthat:hispeoplesufferedcruellyfromorc-axes.Heleaptdownthepathfromtheinnergate,andhecanmovelikeawindwhenheisroused.Therewasapalefigurehurryingawayinandoutoftheshadowsofthepillars,andithadnearlyreachedthestairstothetower-door.Butitwasanearthing.Quickbeamwassohotafterhim,thathewaswithinasteportwoofbeingcaughtandstrangledwhenheslippedinthroughthedoor.
