Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
IsenthimtofollowMerryandPippin;butIdidnotaskhimifFrodoorSamwerewithhim:notuntilitwastoolate.AllthatIhavedonetodayhasgoneamiss.Whatistobedonenow?’
’Firstwemusttendthefallen,’saidLegolas.’WecannotleavehimlyinglikecarrionamongthesefoulOrcs.’
’Butwemustbeswift,’saidGimli.’Hewouldnotwishustolinger.WemustfollowtheOrcs,ifthereishopethatanyofourCompanyarelivingprisoners.’
’ButwedonotknowwhethertheRing-beareriswiththemornot’saidAragorn.’Arewetoabandonhim?Mustwenotseekhimfirst?Anevilchoiceisnowbeforeus!’
’Thenletusdofirstwhatwemustdo,’saidLegolas.’Wehavenotthetimeorthetoolstoburyourcomradefitly,ortoraiseamoundoverhim.Acairnwemightbuild.’
’Thelabourwouldbehardandlong:therearenostonesthatwecouldusenearerthanthewater-side,’saidGimli.
’Thenletuslayhiminaboatwithhisweapons,andtheweaponsofhisvanquishedfoes,’saidAragorn.’WewillsendhimtotheFallsofRaurosandgivehimtoAnduin.TheRiverofGondorwilltakecareatleastthatnoevilcreaturedishonourshisbones.’
QuicklytheysearchedthebodiesoftheOrcs,gatheringtheirswordsandclovenhelmsandshieldsintoaheap.’See!’criedAragorn.’Herewefindtokens!’Hepickedoutfromthepileofgrimweaponstwoknives,leaf-bladed,damaskedingoldandred;andsearchingfurtherhefoundalsothesheaths,black,setwithsmallredgems.’Noorc-toolsthese!’hesaid.
