Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
’Givemeyourname,horse-master,andIwillgiveyoumine,andmorebesides,’hesaid.
’Asforthat,’saidtheRider,staringdownattheDwarf,’thestrangershoulddeclarehimselffirst.YetIamnamedÉomersonofÉomund,andamcalledtheThirdMarshalofRiddermark.’
’ThenÉomersonofÉomund,ThirdMarshalofRiddermark,letGimlitheDwarfGlóin’ssonwarnyouagainstfoolishwords.Youspeakevilofthatwhichisfairbeyondthereachofyourthought,andonlylittlewitcanexcuseyou.’
Éomer’seyesblazed,andtheMenofRohanmurmuredangrily,andclosedin,advancingtheirspears.’Iwouldcutoffyourhead,beardandall,MasterDwarf,ifitstoodbutalittlehigherfromtheground’saidÉomer.
’Hestandsnotalone,’saidLegolas,bendinghisbowandfittinganarrowwithhandsthatmovedquickerthansight.’Youwoulddiebeforeyourstrokefell.’
Éomerraisedhissword,andthingsmighthavegoneill,butAragornsprangbetweenthem,andraisedhishand.’Yourpardon,Éomer!’hecried.’Whenyouknowmoreyouwillunderstandwhyyouhaveangeredmycompanions.WeintendnoeviltoRohan,nortoanyofitsfolk,neithertomannortohorse.Willyounothearourtalebeforeyoustrike?’
’Iwill,’saidÉomerloweringhisblade.’ButwanderersintheRiddermarkwouldbewisetobelesshaughtyinthesedaysofdoubt.Firsttellmeyourrightname.’
’Firsttellmewhomyouserve,’saidAragorn.
