Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
’AreyoufriendorfoeofSauron,theDarkLordofMordor?’
’IserveonlytheLordoftheMark,ThéodenKingsonofThengel,’answeredÉomer.’WedonotservethePoweroftheBlackLandfaraway,butneitherareweyetatopenwarwithhim;andifyouarefleeingfromhim,thenyouhadbestleavethisland.Thereistroublenowonallourborders,andwearethreatened;butwedesireonlytobefree,andtoliveaswehavelived,keepingourown,andservingnoforeignlord,goodorevil.Wewelcomedguestskindlyinthebetterdays,butinthesetimestheunbiddenstrangerfindsusswiftandhard.Come!Whoareyou?Whomdoyouserve?AtwhosecommanddoyouhuntOrcsinourland?’
’Iservenoman,’saidAragorn;’buttheservantsofSauronIpursueintowhateverlandtheymaygo.TherearefewamongmortalMenwhoknowmoreofOrcs;andIdonothunttheminthisfashionoutofchoice.TheOrcswhomwepursuedtookcaptivetwoofmyfriends.Insuchneedamanthathasnohorsewillgoonfoot,andhewillnotaskforleavetofollowthetrail.Norwillhecounttheheadsoftheenemysavewithasword.Iamnotweaponless.’
Aragornthrewbackhiscloak.Theelven-sheathglitteredashegraspedit,andthebrightbladeofAndúrilshonelikeasuddenflameashesweptitout.’Elendil!’hecried.’IamAragornsonofArathornandamcalledElessar,theElfstone,Dúnadan,theheirofIsildurElendil’ssonofGondor.
