Властелин колец: Две башни
The Riders of Rohan
MutteringÉothainretired,andspoketotheothers.SoontheydrewoffandleftÉomeralonewiththethreecompanions.
’Allthatyousayisstrange,Aragorn.’hesaid.’Yetyouspeakthetruth,thatisplain:theMenoftheMarkdonotlie,andthereforetheyarenoteasilydeceived.Butyouhavenottoldall.Willyounotnowspeakmorefullyofyourerrand,sothatImayjudgewhattodo?’
’IsetoutfromImladris,asitisnamedintherhyme,manyweeksago,’answeredAragorn.’WithmewentBoromirofMinasTirith.MyerrandwastogotothatcitywiththesonofDenethor,toaidhisfolkintheirwaragainstSauron.ButtheCompanythatIjourneyedwithhadotherbusiness.OfthatIcannotspeaknow.GandalftheGreywasourleader.’
’Gandalf!’Éomerexclaimed.’GandalfGreyhameisknownintheMark:buthisname,Iwarnyou,isnolongerapasswordtotheking’sfavour.Hehasbeenaguestinthelandmanytimesinthememoryofmen,comingashewill,afteraseason,oraftermanyyears.Heisevertheheraldofstrangeevents:abringerofevil,somenowsay.
’Indeedsincehislastcominginthesummerallthingshavegoneamiss.AtthattimeourtroublewithSarumanbegan.UntilthenwecountedSarumanourfriend,hutGandalfcamethenandwarnedusthatsuddenwarwaspreparinginIsengard.HesaidthathehimselfhadbeenaprisonerinOrthancandhadhardlyescaped,andhebeggedforhelp.ButThéodenwouldnotlistentohim,andhewentaway.SpeaknotthenameofGandalfloudlyinThéoden’sears!Heiswroth.
