Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Passing of the Grey Company
ThenElrohirgavetoAragornasilverhorn,andheblewuponitanditseemedtothosethatstoodnearthattheyheardasoundofansweringhorns,asifitwasanechoindeepcavesfaraway.Noothersoundtheyheard,andyettheywereawareofagreathostgatheredallaboutthehillonwhichtheystood;andachillwindlikethebreathofghostscamedownfromthemountains.ButAragorndismounted,andstandingbytheStonehecriedinagreatvoice:
‘Oathbreakers,whyhaveyecome?’
Andavoicewasheardoutofthenightthatansweredhim,asiffromfaraway:
‘Tofulfilouroathandhavepeace.’
ThenAragornsaid:‘Thehouriscomeatlast.NowIgotoPelargiruponAnduin,andyeshallcomeafterme.AndwhenallthislandiscleanoftheservantsofSauron,Iwillholdtheoathfulfilled,andyeshallhavepeaceanddepartforever.ForIamElessar,Isildur’sheirofGondor.’
AndwiththathebadeHalbaradunfurlthegreatstandardwhichhehadbrought;andbehold!itwasblack,andiftherewasanydeviceuponit,itwashiddeninthedarkness.Thentherewassilence,andnotawhispernorasighwasheardagainallthelongnight.TheCompanycampedbesidetheStone,buttheysleptlittle,becauseofthedreadoftheShadowsthathedgedthemround.
Butwhenthedawncame,coldandpale,Aragornroseatonce,andheledtheCompanyforthuponthejourneyofgreatesthasteandwearinessthatanyamongthemhadknown,savehealone,andonlyhiswillheldthemtogoon
