Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
’Neitherdoesheusehisrightname,norpermitittobespeltorspoken,’saidAragorn.’Andhedoesnotusewhite.TheOrcsintheserviceofBarad-dûrusethesignoftheRedEye.’Hestoodforamomentinthought.’SisforSaruman,Iguess,’hesaidatlength.’ThereisevilafootinIsengard,andtheWestisnolongersafe.ItisasGandalffeared:bysomemeansthetraitorSarumanhashadnewsofourjourney.ItislikelytoothatheknowsofGandalf’sfall.PursuersfromMoriamayhaveescapedthevigilanceofLórien,ortheymayhaveavoidedthatlandandcometoIsengardbyotherpaths.Orcstravelfast.ButSarumanhasmanywaysoflearningnews.Doyourememberthebirds?’
’Well,wehavenotimetoponderriddles,’saidGimli.’LetusbearBoromiraway!’
’Butafterthatwemustguesstheriddles,ifwearetochooseourcourserightly,’answeredAragorn.
’Maybethereisnorightchoice,’saidGimli.
TakinghisaxetheDwarfnowcutseveralbranches.Thesetheylashedtogetherwithbowstrings,andspreadtheircloaksupontheframe.Uponthisroughbiertheycarriedthebodyoftheircompaniontotheshore,togetherwithsuchtrophiesofhislastbattleastheychosetosendforthwithhim.Itwasonlyashortway,yettheyfounditnoeasytask,forBoromirwasamanbothtallandstrong.
Atthewater-sideAragornremained,watchingthebier.whileLegolasandGimlihastenedbackonfoottoParthGalen.Itwasamileormore,anditwassometimebeforetheycameback,paddlingtwoboatsswiftlyalongtheshore.
